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The Division of Research invites you to view the website, The Grant Life Cycle, that aims to assist Wayne State University faculty and administrators navigate through the six steps that make up the grant process:

  • Generating your idea
  • Finding funding
  • Developing your proposal
  • Submitting your proposal
  • Awaiting and responding to the decision
  • Managing your award

This user-friendly website offers guidance and tips as well as step-by-step tutorial videos on how to develop a proposal on our new electronic proposal development and submission program, E-prop (COEUSLite), use our new grants program, Researcher's Dashboard, and more.

We invite you to visit this site often at http://spa.wayne.edu/grant/ to guide you through the grant life cycle process at Wayne State University!

Researcher's Dashboard

Researchre's Dashboard Video

Research Headlines

  • FROM START TO FINISH - WSU guides researchers through the Grant Life Cycle!

    FROM START TO FINISH - WSU guides researchers through the Grant Life Cycle!

  • NEW! Policy on Restricted & Proprietary Research

    NEW! Policy on Restricted & Proprietary Research

Events

Laboratory Safety Training
May 17 2012 at 1:00 PM
Gordon H. Scott Hall
This training addresses issues related to chemical safety, chemical waste disposal, and emergency procedures in the laboratory. It is required once for all employees who work in a lab with hazardous chemicals. This class combines the former OSHA Laboratory Standard and the Hazardous Waste & Emergency Procedures classes. Topics covered: Contents of the OSHA Lab Standard (29 CFR 1910.1450) WSU Chemical Hygiene Plan Physical and health hazards of chemicals Safety equipment in the laboratory Safe handling and storage of chemicals Material Safety Data Sheets and other information sources Personal protective equipment Explanation of EPA, MDEQ, and DOT regulations Explanation of the WSU Emergency Contingency Plan Laboratory employee's responsibilities as a hazardous waste generator Definitions of hazardous waste Procedures for collection, labeling, storage and removal of waste Responding to injuries, spills, fires, and other emergencies in the laboratory Click here to view the Laboatory Safety Powerpoint Presentation (note: viewing these slides does not count as training!)
Applied Genomics Technology Center Workshop
May 22 2012 at 2:30 PM
Mott Center, 275 E. Hancock
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to host the Summer Series of Advanced Instrumentation Workshop on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.  This workshop will be hosted and presented by:  Susan Land, Associate Professor, Research; Obstetrics/Gynecology:  School of Medicine.  The title of the workshop is:  Applied Genomics Technology Center, and it will be held at the Genomics Lab, Mott Center, 275 E. Hancock, located east of John R and one block south of Warren Avenue in Room 135.2.. This Advanced Instrumentation Workshop is jointly sponsored by the OVPR and Nano Multi Disciplinary Incubator.  
IRB Training: IRB 101: The Basics
May 24 2012 at 10:00 AM
IRB Administration Office
Learn about the functions and responsibilities of an IRB, why ethical review for research is important, and how an IRB works at WSU.  A general overview of the levels of review, the forms to use, and where to find documents on the IRB website will be provided.
Water@Wayne Seminar
May 24 2012 at 2:30 PM
Welcome Center
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to host the next Water@Wayne seminar on Thursday, May 24th from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Welcome Center Auditorium. A short reception will immediately follow the seminar The guest speaker will be Dr. David Schwab, discussing:  "The Role of Weather in the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald".  There has been considerable debate concerning the specific cause of the loss of the ship Edmund Fitzgerald, but there is little question that weather played a role in the disaster.  Discussion will focus on weather observations from the lake during the height of the storm and access the true severity and meteorological rarity of the event. Dr. Schwab is a Physical Oceanographer and Head of the Ecological Modeling and Forecasting Division at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He has been involved in research on the oceanography and meteorology of the Great Lakes for over 35 years.    
IRB Training: Research Non-Compliance & Regulatory Audits
May 29 2012 at 9:00 AM
WSU School of Medicine Scott Hall
Learn about the definitions of research non-compliance, continuing and serious non-compliance and the reasons for a for-cause audit of a research protocol.  A self-assessment document to manage the research will be provided to those who attend.
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