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Office of Research Support & Sponsored Programs

The Office of Research Support and Sponsored Programs (ORSSP) assists faculty members in securing external funding for research activities, aids faculty, staff and administrators in securing programmatic grants, supports student research activities, and provides guidance on grant-related research and related policies.ORSSP reports to the Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement and Government Affairs within the Division of External Affair and with leadership from and collaboration with Academic Affairs. 
  • Supervision of the grants approval and submission process for faculty and staff
  • Coordination of research-related policies
  • Administration, in conjunction with the Registrar's Office, of the Faculty/Student Research Program (FSRP)
  • Administration of the Student Opportunities in Academic Research (SOAR) program
  • Publications such as: Grants Flyer (annual)

ORSP has put a packet of information together to provide you with basic knowledge regarding some of our activities. Some of the information included in packet is:

  • Grant Proposal Development Handbook
  • Patent Information
  • Student Opportunities in Academic Research (SOAR) information

See link for further details.

Contact us:

  • Are interested in sources of external funding for research
  • Have a grant proposal to submit
  • Want to know about the University's policies related to research matters

ORSP@scranton.edu or therese.kurilla@scranton.edu

Phone: (570) 941-6362

IRB - Questions may be directed to Kate Yerkes, IRB Administrator, at kathryn.yerkes@scranton.edu

IACUC - Questions may be directed to Gary Kwiecinski, Ph.D., at gary.kwiecinski@scranton.edu

IBC- Questions may be directed to Paul Cutrufello, Ph.D., at paul.cutrufello@scranton.edu

For detailed information regarding IRB, IACUC, or IBC please see the Compliance Page.

Review important dates on the ORSP Timeline for AY 2021-2022
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