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What are the main functions of Research Administration?
- Encourage and promote research opportunities and scholarly activities in all the Arts & Sciences disciplines
- Approve and facilitate sponsored research proposals and agreements
- Address cost-sharing or other University costs associated with research proposals
- Develop and apply policies related to the conduct of sponsored research
- Help to coordinate the development of research laboratories, infrastructure, instrumentation, and computational resources
Why would I contact Research Administration?
- I have questions about preparing and submitting a research proposal.
- I am unsure about University policies regarding PI status, cost sharing, indirect costs, Conflict of Interest, Export Control compliance, or regulatory issues.
- What sources of support might there be for my project, and how would I learn about them?
- I have an idea for a cross-cutting project and would like to discuss and explore collaboration opportunities across BU or more broadly.
Detailed information about CAS policy on principal investigator (PI) status, grant processing deadlines, grant cost-sharing guidelines, faculty and senior lecturer conference travel funds, and Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) department assignments is available here.
How to Contact Research Administration
The address for forwarding grant proposals and materials related to grants and research is the Office of the Research Administration, CAS 102. Electronic materials should be sent to casgrant@bu.edu.
Kathleen Shannon, Director of Research Administration
kathshan@bu.edu
Ana Rodriguez, Research Administration Specialist
arodrig6@bu.edu
(617) 358-5264
For questions and discussion related to research proposals and other matters related to research, contact the appropriate divisional associate dean of the faculty as determined by the subject matter of your proposal, which may be different from the administrative classification of your department:
Pete Buston, Associate Dean of the Faculty/Natural Sciences
buston@bu.edu
(617) 358-5412
Arianne Chernock, Associate Dean of the Faculty/Social Sciences
chernock@bu.edu
(617) 358-6218
Barton Lipman, Associate Dean of the Faculty/Mathematical & Computational Sciences
blipman@bu.edu
(617) 353-2995
Anita Patterson, Interim Associate Dean of the Faculty/Humanities
apatters@bu.edu
(617) 358-2534
For information about applying for grants visit the Research section of the CAS Faculty & Staff Handbook.
For questions and discussion on proposals related to pedagogy and curriculum, regardless of the discipline, contact Joe Bizup (jbizup@bu.edu) for undergraduate education or Malika Jeffries-EL (malikaj@bu.edu) for graduate education.
For matters related to conference travel support, contact Richard Wright (rwright@bu.edu).
For matters related to finding support, regardless of discipline or subject matter, contact Faculty Actions (617-353-2404).