Resources
Award Types
There are five primary types of funding instruments: gifts, unrestricted grants, grants and cooperative agreements, contracts, and master agreements. Please visit our Award Types page for more information.
MyResearch Portal
Don’t forget to utilize MyResearch Portal! It provides Principal Investigators with real-time, web-based access to administrative data associated with their sponsored research.
SIMS Budgets
If you would like to create your own SIMS budget draft, please click here. Please email OERAproposals@engr.psu.edu if you would like to request a quick reference guide to create a SIMS budget yourself.
Previous Research Matters Workshop Materials and Videos
A collection of training videos and PowerPoint documents. Penn State login required.
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Facilities and Resources
For information about Penn State’s core facilities and instrumentation, please click here.
Office of Sponsored Programs
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides central coordination and oversight of Penn State sponsored projects.
This includes processing proposals and negotiating resultant grants, contracts, and other agreements. All agreements are reviewed to confirm that the terms and conditions:
- protect the interests of Penn State faculty members and students,
- protect Penn State's institutional interests,
- are consistent with Penn State's policies and mission statement, and
- are consistent with all applicable state and federal laws.
After agreements are put in place, OSP coordinates efforts with research administrators across Penn State to ensure that all sponsored funds are administered in accordance with the agreed upon terms and conditions.
