About OSPA | Office of Sponsored Projects Administration | SIU

OSPA Mission Statement (PDF)

Services:

A unit of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, OSPA facilitates and promotes research and sponsored project activities on campus. (Research is defined broadly, to include research training, scholarship, and creative activities.) We are the official University agency through which faculty and staff submits external grant proposals and receive external grant awards. See below for services and staff contacts.

• provide resources to assist faculty in finding appropriate funding sources for their research.
• offer grant-related workshops to faculty and students.
• publish materials to aid researchers and publicize SIUC research.
• provide consultation on grant proposal development and budget preparation.
• review final grant proposal budgets.
• review, sign, and submit grant proposals to external agencies.
• negotiate award agreements and coordinate account set-up.
• set up subcontracts.
• handle post-award administrative matters such as budget revisions and no-cost extensions.
• coordinate research compliances (human subjects, animal care, etc.).
• administer centralized research support facilities.
• assist with grant audits.
• maintain a grants database and provide reports of grants activity.