Proposals & Awards

Most colleges have a Research Administrator who helps faculty members prepare proposals and administer external funds. The Office of Sponsored Programs oversees the proposal submission process and negotiates contractual terms and conditions of resultant awards. Also learn about other offices involved in Penn State research administration.

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Contact Us: Office of Sponsored Programs
814-865-1372 • osp@psu.edu
The Office of Sponsored Programs provides central coordination and oversight of all research awards that come into Penn State.
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Proposals & Awards News: Penn State receives $2.3 million organic-agriculture research grant
Nov 14, 2011; DOE nuclear program awards $1.6 million to Penn State
Nov 10, 2011; Penn State awarded $3.3 million to build instrument for finding planets in habitable zones around nearby stars
Nov 10, 2011; More >>

Statistics

The Science and Engineering (S&E) Research Expenditure Rankings for FY09 were released September 2010. This report identifies Penn State’s rankings in S&E research fields and subfields. This data is based on an expenditure survey conducted each year by the National Science Foundation. Survey data from prior years can be found here.

The Annual Report of Research Activity charts sources of research funding, research expenditures, and the research activity of the interdisciplinary and technology transfer units.