Sponsored proposals are submitted for review and approval through the UA’s electronic research administration system, UAccess Research. Work with your departmental/unit business office for routing and submission of the proposal to Sponsored Projects & Contracting Services (SP&CS). SP&CS will submit the proposal on behalf of the institution.
The UA provides both distributed and centralized assistance for proposal administration and development. When planning to develop and submit a proposal, please contact your departmental/unit business office for budget, routing, and submission. To enhance the competitiveness of your proposal, consider contacting RDS. RDS staff provide a range of (free) services from consultation regarding fit with solicitation to proposal management, including document review, technical editing, and more.
Yes. Each opportunity is reviewed independently.
All limited submission funding internal competitions which are accepting pre-proposals will be listed on Arizona Cultivate. Log in to Arizona Cultivate using your NetID.
A list of required pre-proposal elements will be listed under the "Description" heading of each internal competition. RDS recommends reviewing required pre-proposal elements well in advance of the internal submission deadline.
No. As the administrative office that coordinates and manages the review of limited submissions, RDS does not assist in proposal preparation for pre-proposals. However, RDS does provide proposal support, when available, for all “tickets” awarded through the limited submission process.
The Limited Submissions Newsletter provides an overview of upcoming and open limited submissions opportunities. It is published weekly on Thursdays.
Preproposals are archived within Arizona Cultivate and are not distributed or made publicly available.
UA Limited Submissions Process for Posting
Internal funding programs are funded by UA administrations, colleges, or departments while external, sometimes called extramural, funding comes from a federal, state, or local agency, Foundation, or another non-UA source.
“Research Advancement Grants” describe the internal funding programs administered by ORP. Other departments or colleges on campus may also offer other internal funding programs. Frequently, the ORP Research Advancement Grants are discussed using the colloquial description of “Internal funding.”