Research Office
The Research Office, led by Elizabeth Birr Moje, serves the school as a collaborative partner to help faculty write the best possible proposals and run the best grants. The office helps faculty with the proposal submission process and with monitoring awards. The office staff can provide assistance with:
- Framing the structure, purpose, and substance of the grant
- Crafting the budget
- Monitoring awards to ensure fiscal responsibility
- Dealing with challenges that arise in managing budgets or personnel
Budget Review
The school's research staff play major roles in the budget approval process, ensuring that budgets contain adequate funds for the proposed research, that the university obligations are clear, and that the budget is structured to meet university and funder requirements. Because this takes time, faculty are strongly encouraged to contact the Research Office early in the grant application process.
Principal investigators should submit all proposals and preproposals to Kathy Metcalf, the grants administrator for the School of Education. Kathy will work with the university's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects in submitting the proposal to the granting and founding agency.
All federal grant proposals (USDOE, NSF, NIH, MDE) must be submitted to the Research Office prior to the sponsor's due date. Nine days are required for NIH grants and seven days for all other federal grants. For all other grants, including non-federal, foundation, etc., the grant proposals must be submitted to the office seven days prior to the sponsor's deadline.
How to Start the Grant Application Process
At the point where you are planning to submit a grant, please email Kathy Metcalf (kmetcalf@umich.edu) with the following information:
- Solicitation number
- Estimated start/end date
- Draft of budget
Elizabeth Birr Moje
Professor; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement
