Research Development
Research Development
Office of Research Development
The Office of Research Development (ORD) at Rowan University is dedicated to empowering faculty, staff, and administrators in securing competitive external funding to advance innovative research. Our expert team collaborates closely with researchers to elevate the quality and impact of grant proposals, ensuring alignment with sponsor guidelines, fostering clear and compelling communication, and assembling dynamic, interdisciplinary teams. With a commitment to academic excellence and research advancement, ORD provides comprehensive services designed to maximize funding opportunities and drive scholarly success. Explore our resources and discover how we can support your research journey. For more information, contact us at ord@rowan.edu.
Federal Funding Updates 2025
The Division of University Research is actively monitoring updates from federal agencies. Please visit the Federal Reseach Funding Updates 2025 webpage for more information.Announcements and Resources
Webinar on May 21: Funding & Collaboration Opportunities with the New Jersey Health Foundation
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar hosted by Michael Wiley, Vice President of the New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF).
Funding & Collaboration Opportunities with NJHF
Wednesday, May 21
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (via Zoom)
Over the past three years, Rowan University has significantly expanded its partnership with NJHF—culminating in $1.5 million in awards this year alone. This session offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of the Foundation’s priorities, identify strategic alignment with your research, and explore collaborative pathways for securing funding.
The webinar will include:
- A 30-minute presentation from Mr. Wiley
- A live Q&A session to address your specific interests
We encourage you to submit any questions you’d like addressed during the webinar via the RSVP form. Your input will help shape the discussion and ensure relevance to your work. This invitation will appear in the Rowan announcer, but we encourage you to share with faculty from your schools and colleges. Individuals who RSVP will receive a virtual invite.
Library Research Support Services
This new cross-campus team within Rowan University Libraries is led by Susan Cavanaugh, Director of CMSRU Library, and includes two librarians: Benjamin Saracco, Scholarly Publishing and Open Research Librarian and Denise Brush, Institutional Repository and Data Curation Librarian. Services include:
- Support for Research Data Management - consult us about creating a Data Management Plan, identifying an appropriate data repository, and other research data issues.
- Journal Selection Reports - get help identifying a journal to submit your manuscript.
- Support for Open Access Publishing - learn more about how to publish your work Open Access with the help of various library services.
- ORCID @ Rowan - set up an ORCID account that is connected to your Rowan affiliation.
- Researcher Impact - analyze and show the impact of your work using metrics.
For more information, view the complete list of research support services. Contact Researcher Support Services at rss@rowan.edu for assistance with any of the services.
Pivot Funding Database
Pivot is the Office of Research Development's comprehensive database for finding funding opportunities and discovering research collaborators. This platform empowers faculty members to actively showcase and promote their research, scholarly, and creative activity to all corners of the Rowan community and other research institutions within the Pivot network.
To access Pivot, you must be a faculty member, staff member, or student at Rowan University. You may access Pivot by creating an account and claiming your profile. Please access go.rowan.edu/pivot to begin this process. If you have questions, please access our Pivot how-to guide and frequently asked questions.
To access Pivot, you must be a faculty member, staff member, or student at Rowan University. You may access Pivot by creating an account and claiming your profile. Please access go.rowan.edu/pivot to begin this process. If you have questions, please access our Pivot how-to guide and frequently asked questions.
In addition, please see video tutorials with step-by-step instructions on how to get started using Pivot.
Grant Workshops
Virtual workshops are regularly offered on finding funding, the submission process, managing awards and related topics to support the research community. For more information, please visit the workshop schedule.
Rowan University's Statistical Consulting Group
Get expert, low-cost support from the Rowan Statistical Consulting Group (SCG). The benefits of working with our faculty statisticians include:
- Lowering study costs by optimizing statistical methodology aligned with your research needs
- Grant and future publication preparation support related to statistical methodology and analyses, including responses to reviewer comments - shown to improve funding outcomes!
- Peace of mind knowing that your study used appropriate and effective statistical analyses.
- Receiving an additional portion of indirect costs returned when you include a Rowan SCG statistician in your grant.
SCG faculty have expertise in a variety of fields and approaches. Examples include:
- Biostatistics: study design, data cleaning, and statistical analyses such as t-test, ANOVA, chi-square, regressions, survival analysis, modeling, multivariate analysis, meta-analysis, propensity-score matching
- Data Mining/Deep Learning/Machine Learning: dimensionality reduction, classification, clustering, decision trees, neural networks
- Platforms: SAS, R, Python, JMP, SPSS
We have experience working with a variety of clients and projects, including academic institutions, hospitals and health care systems, and non-profit organizations.
USDR Federal Grant Finder Tool
Rowan University faculty now have the opportunity to streamline their grant discovery efforts with access to the U.S. Digital Response (USDR) Federal Grant Finder Tool. In collaboration with the USDR team and the New Jersey Department of the Treasury Grants Management Office, this tool automates the search for federal funding opportunities and helps identify potential partnerships easily.
This resource is available at no cost to Rowan faculty, making it easier than ever to explore funding avenues. To access the tool, you will need login credentials. Simply submit a request, and the team will guide you through the onboarding process. For department-wide access, please reach out, and the team will provide additional details.
For more information and to submit your request, visit www.grants.nj.gov.
Highlighted Funding Opportunities
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs: Funding Opportunities
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) offer funding opportunities for novel biomedical research that addresses the specific needs of various stakeholders, including the American public, the military and Congress.
All pre-applications must be submitted electronically to the Electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) https://ebrap.org. Full applications must be submitted electronically to the Grants.gov website https://grants.gov.