Getting Started
The resources below provide answers to frequently asked questions. For all other questions, please reach out to an ORI staff member listed in the Contact Us section, below.
What should I do if I am contacted by a program officer or funder?
RSP Contacts by Department
Accountancy: Anne Schauer
Aerospace Studies/Naval Science (ROTC): Anne Schauer
Anthropology: CaTia Daniels
Architecture & Interior Design: CaTia Daniels
Art: CaTia Daniels
Art Museum: CaTia Daniels
Biological Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Biology: Amy Cooper
Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering: CaTia Daniels
Chemistry & Biochemistry: Anne Schauer
Classics: Amy Cooper
Commerce (Regionals): Anne Schauer
Communication: Amy Cooper
Comparative Religion: Amy Cooper
Computer & Information Technology: Amy Cooper
Computer Science and Software Engineering: CaTia Daniels
Economics: Anne Schauer
Education and Society (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Educational Leadership: CaTia Daniels
Educational Psychology: CaTia Daniels
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Anne Schauer
Emerging Technology in Business Design: Anne Schauer
Engineering Technology (Regionals): Amy Cooper
English: Amy Cooper
Family Science & Social Work: Amy Cooper
Finance: Anne Schauer
French & Italian: Amy Cooper
Geography: CaTia Daniels
Geology and Environmental Earth Science: CaTia Daniels
German, Russian, Asian, & Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (GRAMELAC): Amy Cooper
Global and Intercultural Studies: Amy Cooper
Hefner Museum: Amy Cooper
History: Amy Cooper
Humanities and Creative Arts: Amy Cooper
Individualized Studies (Western Program): Amy Cooper
Information Systems and Analytics: Anne Schauer
Interdisciplinary and Community Studies (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Justice and Community Studies (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Kinesiology & Health: CaTia Daniels
Languages, Literatures, and Writing (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Management and Leadership: Anne Schauer
Marketing: Anne Schauer
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Mathematics: Anne Schauer
McGuffey Museum: CaTia Daniels
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Anne Schauer
Media, Journalism, and Film: Amy Cooper
Microbiology: Amy Cooper
Music: CaTia Daniels
Nursing (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Ohio Writing Project: CaTia Daniels
Performing Arts Series: CaTia Daniels
Philosophy: Amy Cooper
Physics: Anne Schauer
Political Science: Amy Cooper
Psychology: Amy Cooper
Regionals Administrative Units: Amy Cooper
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Sociology & Gerontology (including Regionals): Amy Cooper
Spanish & Portuguese: Amy Cooper
Speech Pathology & Audiology: CaTia Daniels
Sport Leadership & Mangement: CaTia Daniels
Statistics: Anne Schauer
Teacher Education: CaTia Daniels
Theatre: CaTia Daniels
University Libraries: Amy Cooper
RSP Contacts by Center
Applied Research Center: Amy Cooper
Center for Analytics and Data Science: Anne Schauer
Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging: Anne Schauer
Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences: Amy Cooper
Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics: Amy Cooper
Center for Business Leadership: Anne Schauer
Center for Chemistry Education: Anne Schauer
Center of Excellence for Structural Biology and Metabonomics: Amy Cooper
Center for Human Development, Learning & Technology: Amy Cooper
Center for Information Management: Anne Schauer
Center for Management Development: Anne Schauer
Center for Neuroscience and Behavior: Amy Cooper
Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs: Anne Schauer
Center for School Based Mental Health Programs: CaTia Daniels
Center for Social Entrepreneurship: Anne Schauer
Center for Teaching Excellence: Amy Cooper
Center for Visual Sciences: Amy Cooper
Discovery Center for Evaluation, Research, and Professional Learning: CaTia Daniels
Ecology Research Center: Amy Cooper
Geospatial Analysis Center: CaTia Daniels
Havighurst Center: Amy Cooper
Humanities Center: Amy Cooper
Institute for the Environment and Sustainability: Anne Schauer
Myaamia Center: Anne Schauer
Ohio Writing Project: CaTia Daniels
Scripps Gerontology Center: CaTia Daniels
Statistics Consulting Center: CaTia Daniels
What should I do if I am contacted by a state or federal agency with questions about my research?
RSP Contacts by Department
Accountancy: Anne Schauer
Aerospace Studies/Naval Science (ROTC): Anne Schauer
Anthropology: CaTia Daniels
Architecture & Interior Design: CaTia Daniels
Art: CaTia Daniels
Art Museum: CaTia Daniels
Biological Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Biology: Amy Cooper
Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering: CaTia Daniels
Chemistry & Biochemistry: Anne Schauer
Classics: Amy Cooper
Commerce (Regionals): Anne Schauer
Communication: Amy Cooper
Comparative Religion: Amy Cooper
Computer & Information Technology: Amy Cooper
Computer Science and Software Engineering: CaTia Daniels
Economics: Anne Schauer
Education and Society (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Educational Leadership: CaTia Daniels
Educational Psychology: CaTia Daniels
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Anne Schauer
Emerging Technology in Business Design: Anne Schauer
Engineering Technology (Regionals): Amy Cooper
English: Amy Cooper
Family Science & Social Work: Amy Cooper
Finance: Anne Schauer
French & Italian: Amy Cooper
Geography: CaTia Daniels
Geology and Environmental Earth Science: CaTia Daniels
German, Russian, Asian, & Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (GRAMELAC): Amy Cooper
Global and Intercultural Studies: Amy Cooper
Hefner Museum: Amy Cooper
History: Amy Cooper
Humanities and Creative Arts: Amy Cooper
Individualized Studies (Western Program): Amy Cooper
Information Systems and Analytics: Anne Schauer
Interdisciplinary and Community Studies (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Justice and Community Studies (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Kinesiology & Health: CaTia Daniels
Languages, Literatures, and Writing (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Management and Leadership: Anne Schauer
Marketing: Anne Schauer
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Mathematics: Anne Schauer
McGuffey Museum: CaTia Daniels
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Anne Schauer
Media, Journalism, and Film: Amy Cooper
Microbiology: Amy Cooper
Music: CaTia Daniels
Nursing (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Ohio Writing Project: CaTia Daniels
Performing Arts Series: CaTia Daniels
Philosophy: Amy Cooper
Physics: Anne Schauer
Political Science: Amy Cooper
Psychology: Amy Cooper
Regionals Administrative Units: Amy Cooper
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Sociology & Gerontology (including Regionals): Amy Cooper
Spanish & Portuguese: Amy Cooper
Speech Pathology & Audiology: CaTia Daniels
Sport Leadership & Mangement: CaTia Daniels
Statistics: Anne Schauer
Teacher Education: CaTia Daniels
Theatre: CaTia Daniels
University Libraries: Amy Cooper
RSP Contacts by Center
Applied Research Center: Amy Cooper
Center for Analytics and Data Science: Anne Schauer
Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging: Anne Schauer
Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences: Amy Cooper
Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics: Amy Cooper
Center for Business Leadership: Anne Schauer
Center for Chemistry Education: Anne Schauer
Center of Excellence for Structural Biology and Metabonomics: Amy Cooper
Center for Human Development, Learning & Technology: Amy Cooper
Center for Information Management: Anne Schauer
Center for Management Development: Anne Schauer
Center for Neuroscience and Behavior: Amy Cooper
Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs: Anne Schauer
Center for School Based Mental Health Programs: CaTia Daniels
Center for Social Entrepreneurship: Anne Schauer
Center for Teaching Excellence: Amy Cooper
Center for Visual Sciences: Amy Cooper
Discovery Center for Evaluation, Research, and Professional Learning: CaTia Daniels
Ecology Research Center: Amy Cooper
Geospatial Analysis Center: CaTia Daniels
Havighurst Center: Amy Cooper
Humanities Center: Amy Cooper
Institute for the Environment and Sustainability: Anne Schauer
Myaamia Center: Anne Schauer
Ohio Writing Project: CaTia Daniels
Scripps Gerontology Center: CaTia Daniels
Statistics Consulting Center: CaTia Daniels
What resources are available for data management and curation?
Data management Plans
Miami encourages the use of DMPTool to help researchers write data management plans.
Miami University Scholarly Commons
The repository is a service of the Miami University libraries and free for use by Miami faculty and students. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the individual faculty, and university departments and centers on campus.
How do I prepare proposals for external funding?
How do I find funding opportunities?
- GrantForward is a subscription-based source of funding opportunity information for most disciplines. Miami students, faculty, and staff can use GrantForward free of charge.
- Detailed guides are available from GrantForward Support.
- Please contact CaTia Daniels to request access to the recording of the GrantForward training session.
- A quick start guide is provided below.
Creating An Account
To be able to use full search features including saved-search and personalized grant recommendations, please sign up for an account.
- Click on Sign Up on the upper right side of the GrantForward homepage.
- On the Create an Account page, enter your institutional email and enter a password for your account.
- Check your inbox (and the spam folder too!) for a confirmation email. Confirm by clicking on the link in the email. Then, you can log in to use GrantForward-- click on Log In on the upper right side of the screen.
Trying A Keyword Search
- Under the Grants tab, go to Search Grants.
- In the Keywords/Phrases box, enter any words or phrases (“in quotes”) relevant to your field of research. Press Enter, or click on the search button to execute the search.
- You will see the results quickly pop up for you to sift through. The results, by default, are sorted by Relevance to your keywords.
- You can refine your search by selecting Advanced Search to enter keywords/phrases in the input fields of All, Any, or None of the keywords/phrases, which will require them to match accordingly.
- To further narrow down your search results beyond topical relevance (by keywords), you can add more search filters -- including Sponsors, Deadline, Amount, Sponsor Type, Grant Type, etc.
Saving, Favoriting And Exporting
For future reference, sharing, or keeping track of your selected grants, you can export or favorite them. You can also save a search to come back to it later and get email alerts of new funding opportunities that becomE available in future.
- To export search results, click on the Export button. To export an individual grant, visit its detail page, and click Export at the top. In the dialog box, select the file format, the number of results, and the fields to export. Then, click Export to download the file.
- You can favorite a grant for quick access. Just click on the ✩ button. You can view all favorited grants at Favorites under the Grants tab.
- To save your search, click on the Save search/Alert button above the search results. In the pop-up dialog box, check if you want to either update a previously saved search, or create one. Set the frequency (monthly, weekly, or daily) for receiving alerts of new matching grants. To view and edit your saved searches, you can find them at Saved Searches under the Grants tab.
How do I prepare and submit my proposal?
Reach out to your Research & Sponsored Programs contact and utilize the proposal preparation resources
Who is my proposal manager?
RSP Contacts by Department
Accountancy: Anne Schauer
Aerospace Studies/Naval Science (ROTC): Anne Schauer
Anthropology: CaTia Daniels
Architecture & Interior Design: CaTia Daniels
Art: CaTia Daniels
Art Museum: CaTia Daniels
Biological Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Biology: Amy Cooper
Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering: CaTia Daniels
Chemistry & Biochemistry: Anne Schauer
Classics: Amy Cooper
Commerce (Regionals): Anne Schauer
Communication: Amy Cooper
Comparative Religion: Amy Cooper
Computer & Information Technology: Amy Cooper
Computer Science and Software Engineering: CaTia Daniels
Economics: Anne Schauer
Education and Society (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Educational Leadership: CaTia Daniels
Educational Psychology: CaTia Daniels
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Anne Schauer
Emerging Technology in Business Design: Anne Schauer
Engineering Technology (Regionals): Amy Cooper
English: Amy Cooper
Family Science & Social Work: Amy Cooper
Finance: Anne Schauer
French & Italian: Amy Cooper
Geography: CaTia Daniels
Geology and Environmental Earth Science: CaTia Daniels
German, Russian, Asian, & Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (GRAMELAC): Amy Cooper
Global and Intercultural Studies: Amy Cooper
Hefner Museum: Amy Cooper
History: Amy Cooper
Humanities and Creative Arts: Amy Cooper
Individualized Studies (Western Program): Amy Cooper
Information Systems and Analytics: Anne Schauer
Interdisciplinary and Community Studies (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Justice and Community Studies (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Kinesiology & Health: CaTia Daniels
Languages, Literatures, and Writing (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Management and Leadership: Anne Schauer
Marketing: Anne Schauer
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Mathematics: Anne Schauer
McGuffey Museum: CaTia Daniels
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Anne Schauer
Media, Journalism, and Film: Amy Cooper
Microbiology: Amy Cooper
Music: CaTia Daniels
Nursing (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Ohio Writing Project: CaTia Daniels
Performing Arts Series: CaTia Daniels
Philosophy: Amy Cooper
Physics: Anne Schauer
Political Science: Amy Cooper
Psychology: Amy Cooper
Regionals Administrative Units: Amy Cooper
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Regionals): Amy Cooper
Sociology & Gerontology (including Regionals): Amy Cooper
Spanish & Portuguese: Amy Cooper
Speech Pathology & Audiology: CaTia Daniels
Sport Leadership & Mangement: CaTia Daniels
Statistics: Anne Schauer
Teacher Education: CaTia Daniels
Theatre: CaTia Daniels
University Libraries: Amy Cooper
RSP Contacts by Center
Applied Research Center: Amy Cooper
Center for Analytics and Data Science: Anne Schauer
Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging: Anne Schauer
Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences: Amy Cooper
Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics: Amy Cooper
Center for Business Leadership: Anne Schauer
Center for Chemistry Education: Anne Schauer
Center of Excellence for Structural Biology and Metabonomics: Amy Cooper
Center for Human Development, Learning & Technology: Amy Cooper
Center for Information Management: Anne Schauer
Center for Management Development: Anne Schauer
Center for Neuroscience and Behavior: Amy Cooper
Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs: Anne Schauer
Center for School Based Mental Health Programs: CaTia Daniels
Center for Social Entrepreneurship: Anne Schauer
Center for Teaching Excellence: Amy Cooper
Center for Visual Sciences: Amy Cooper
Discovery Center for Evaluation, Research, and Professional Learning: CaTia Daniels
Ecology Research Center: Amy Cooper
Geospatial Analysis Center: CaTia Daniels
Havighurst Center: Amy Cooper
Humanities Center: Amy Cooper
Institute for the Environment and Sustainability: Anne Schauer
Myaamia Center: Anne Schauer
Ohio Writing Project: CaTia Daniels
Scripps Gerontology Center: CaTia Daniels
Statistics Consulting Center: CaTia Daniels
What internal funding programs does Miami offer?
How do I manage a grant or contract that has been funded?
- Post Award management is aided by Grants and Contracts
- Up to date financial statements can be accessed through the Business Intelligence dashboard
What are the indirect costs rates and how is indirect cost recovery distributed?
- Current indirect costs are listed under “Facilities and Administrative costs (F & A)” within budget resources
What resources are available for disseminating products of research through patents, publications, exhibitions, and performances?
- Miami manages intellectual property (IP) by following the Miami University policy on intellectual property
- Invention disclosures and patents are managed using Cayuse Inventions (accessible through single sign-on)
- Funds to aid dissemination of research products can be accessed through the Publication, Reprint, Exhibition, and Performance Costs (PREP) program
What should be done if faculty, students, or staff will travel for research?
- Follow the Miami University travel policies
- Book your travel using the Miami University travel portal
Contact Us
Rick Page
Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation
102 Roudebush Hall
513-529-2281
pagerc@MiamiOH.edu
Anne Schauer
Director of Research & Sponsored Programs
102 Roudebush Hall
513-529-3735
schauerap@MiamiOH.edu
Amy Cooper (formerly Amy Stander)
Assistant Director of Proposal Development
102 Roudebush Hall
513-529-1795
standeae@MiamiOH.edu
CaTia Daniels
Proposal & Contract Specialist
102 Roudebush Hall
513-529-3600
danielct@MiamiOH.edu