Sponsored Programs Support

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The CFE team is here to support you.

Research and Sponsored Programs staff within the Center for Faculty Excellence are dedicated to serving the Simmons University faculty in the search for funds to support research and externally sponsored activities.

From the inception of an idea to submit a proposal to award acceptance and non-financial management the office is prepared to offer professional assistance in all phases of the process.

Research at Simmons Annual Reports

Questions?

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Center for Faculty Excellence.

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Find Funding Opportunities

Resources are available to match potential funding sources to ideas and bringing together the right research opportunities and collaborators.

Find Funding
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Develop & Submit Proposals

Our team is here to help you with preparing your project budget, reviewing and completing any required certifications, interpreting sponsor guidelines, reviewing proposal for compliance and transmitting the proposal to the funder.

Proposal Submission
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Manage Awards

Managing grant and contract awards for research projects can be confusing. We're here to help!

Manage Awards

Resources

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Fact Sheet

Simmons Institutional Information for Sponsored Projects.

Recent News

A model of a Perfluorooctanoic acid molecule.

Neurobiologist Eric Luth recently co-authored a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (October 2021) with several of his students: Celine Breton ’21, Kaitlyn Kessel ’23, Ariel Robinson ’19, and Kainat Altaf ’22. The piece traces developmental abnormalities among worm populations after exposure to environmental contaminants.

Kyle T. Ganson ’20PhD

Kyle T. Ganson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. As part of his studies at Simmons, he created the course “Social Work Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders,” to be taught in Spring 2024. We spoke to Ganson about his doctoral experience at Simmons and the inspiration behind the course.

Simmons University Main College Building in the fall

This fall, six new faculty members join the Simmons School of Social Work. Their diverse clinical and research repertoires include trauma, women’s health, child welfare, weight stigma, substance misuse, and adolescent mental health. These dedicated scholars and practitioners will inspire Simmons students to fight inequity and empower marginalized individuals.

 

Center for Faculty Excellence

Lenko Tankov

Senior Associate Director of Research and Sponsored Programs

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Amanda N. Carey, Ph.D.

Biosafety

Jyl Richards, Senior Lab Manager

Research Misconduct

Russell Pinizzotto, PhD, Provost for Simmons University
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