Sponsored Programs Support

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
- Download the Research at Simmons Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022
- Download the Research at Simmons Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021
- Download the Research at Simmons Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020
- Download the Research at Simmons Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019
Questions?
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Center for Faculty Excellence.

Find Funding Opportunities
Resources are available to match potential funding sources to ideas and bringing together the right research opportunities and collaborators.
Find Funding
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
Manage Awards
Managing grant and contract awards for research projects can be confusing. We're here to help!
Manage Awards
Stay in Compliance
Learn who to contact to stay in compliance.
Resources

External Resources, Templates & Forms
Find external resources, templates & forms.

Internal Documentation
Find internal checklists, forms, templates, policies & procedures.

Fact Sheet
Simmons Institutional Information for Sponsored Projects.
Recent News

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.

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