Cornell University's central Research Development (RD) team promotes and facilitates research and innovation across the Ithaca campus and Cornell Tech.* The team operates within the Office of Sponsored Programs and receives direction from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.
Research Development plays a crucial role in supporting and advancing research activities among Cornell's faculty. We provide a range of services to help researchers enhance their skills as effective communicators, grant writers, and advocates for their research.
Our key directives include:
- Strategic Research Advancement
- Collaborate with leadership to identify areas of institutional research priorities
- Manage the Limited Submissions Program
- Research Development Outreach
- Disseminate funding and engagement opportunities
- Promote research activities across campus to foster interdisciplinary research
- Provide specialized training, such as workshops for early career faculty and agency-specific trainings (e.g., NSF CAREER, DOD, NIH, and Foundations)
- Proposal Development Services**
- Help research faculty develop funding priorities and identify potential sponsors
- Facilitate collaborations
- Provide assistance with proposal strategy and grantsmanship
- Assist with the development of Broader Impacts plans and community partnerships
- Coordinate letters of support and other ancillary documents for proposal submissions
- Review and edit proposal narratives
- Help faculty navigate the proposal submission process in coordination with their Research Administrator and Grant & Contract Officer
- Provide project management services for large, complex grants with budgets of $2M/yr (coordinating milestones, internal deadlines, meetings, e-mail reminders, etc.)
**Proposal development services are primarily for research faculty/teams submitting complex multidisciplinary proposals (e.g., center and training grants). In addition, we work with early career tenure-track faculty submitting to external funding opportunities. As time permits, we also provide support to individual researchers submitting single PI proposals.
*Note to CALS faculty: If you need proposal development support, please contact Tiffany Fleming, Director of Research Development for CALS, at https://cals.cornell.edu/tiffany-fleming.
Meet the Team
Gayle Fagan Senior Research Development Manager & Team Lead Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Development 373 Pine Tree Road / Ithaca NY 14850 T: 607-255-6841 E: gcf37@cornell.edu |
Liz Diaz Research Development Specialist & Limited Submissions Manager Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Development 373 Pine Tree Road / Ithaca NY 14850 T: 607-255-4895 E: emd239@cornell.edu |
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Kaja Tally-Schumacher, PhD, FRSA Research Development Specialist Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Development 373 Pine Tree Road / Ithaca NY 14850 E: kjt59@cornell.edu |
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CALS FACULTY Tiffany Fleming Director of Research Development Office of Research and Innovation 419 Kennedy Hall / Ithaca, NY 14853 T: (607) 255-1890 E: tfleming@cornell.edu |
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Schedule a consultation to discuss how we can help you with your proposal, including identifying funding opportunities and potential collaborators, building compelling broader impacts and education plans.
To discuss your research development needs or to inquire about our services, please email us at research_development@cornell.edu.
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An initiative launched in 2016 by the Office of Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Research Development Services (RD) was established to provide dedicated services to help faculty pursue large, collaborative, team science-focused awards. RD catalyzes capacity-building activities, research collaboration, diversity, and pipeline growth, which complements the administrative management of proposals by grant administrators.
News
- Your Success is our Success - learn more about Research Development and how we help faculty
- $25M center will use digital tools to ‘communicate’ with plants - Congrats to the entire CROPPS team! It was a pleasure working with the team!
- NIH grant will support strengthening faculty diversity - This is amazing effort to strength diversity at Cornell. It was an honor to be part of the team and we can't wait to see the program evolve. A special shout-out to our CALS colleague, Josephine Martell!
- 16 Cornell assistant professors win NSF CAREER awards
- Weaving inclusivity, style into wearable tech - Great article about our friend, Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, and her amazing research.
Research Development has started a YouTube channel! Follow us for informational webinars, fun videos, and other important resources to help you submit a successful proposal.