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

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.
 
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.
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.

Highlighted Funding Opportunities

Call for Internal Submissions: Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award

The Office of Research Development invites faculty to submit internal applications for the Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award (SIA).  This prestigious opportunity supports cutting-edge, high-impact research in neuroscience, providing funding for projects that may be too innovative or speculative for traditional funding sources.

Funding Details:

  • Up to $150,000 in direct costs for a two-year grant period
  • Supports projects in basic and clinical neuroscience, including molecular, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional research in health and disease
  • Encourages proposals that will lead to major grant applications and high-impact publications

Eligibility:

  • Full-time Associate Professors or Full Professors working in neuroscience-related fields
  • Current or recent NIH or peer-reviewed funding preferred
  • Research must be novel and not currently funded by other sources

Internal Submission Deadline:
Faculty interested in being considered for nomination must submit a one-page overview of their proposed research by April 30 at 5 p.m.

Submission Instructions:
Please submit your one-page research overview via email to ORD@Rowan.edu with the subject line: BRF SIA Internal Submission – [Your Name].

For more information, visit the Office of Research Development website or contact ORD@Rowan.edu.

This is a unique opportunity to advance neuroscience research with transformative potential. To learn more about Brain Research Foundation click here.

We encourage all eligible faculty to apply!

 

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust: Medical Research Grant Program

Limited Submission Announcement

Grantor: W.W. Smith Charitable Trust- Medical Research Grant Program
The Office of Research Development invites faculty to submit internal applications for the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Medical Research Grant program (WWSCT). This limited submission opportunity is restricted to one (1) medical research proposal per organization. Proposals must align with WWSCT’s guidelines and goals to fund basic medical research in the areas of Heart Disease, Cancer, or AIDS. Applications must be for the work of individual investigators and not for general work or research centers.
 
EPA Thriving Communities Program
Dear Colleagues,
 
As you might be aware, we have an opportunity to apply to the EPA Region 2, Thriving Communities program administered by Fordham University. Several faculty members participated in development sessions with the program’s co-lead, Dr. Julie Gafney, this past spring. This program will provide awards “to help uplift disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities” in the region (NY, NJ, PR, VI) ranging from $75K to $350K. A priority will be placed on projects that leverage community-driven projects. Projects related to Assessments, Capacity Building, and Shovel Ready projects will be considered.
 
Per Dr. Gafney’s recommendation, if you are thinking about a larger-scale project, you may wish to consider applying early in the process, as the window for completion will be three years from the launch of the RFP.  
 
 
For your reference, here are the EPA’s and Fordham’s award announcements:
If you have any additional questions, please contact Sean Fischer at fischers@rowan.edu.
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
 
This program's purpose is to support individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Fellowships provide recipients with time to conduct research or produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research.