Office of Educational Research

The Office of Educational Research (OER) is a service unit within the Dean’s area. Its mission is to initiate, support and develop the sponsored research, training, and service activities of faculty and graduate students. 

Services

Finding potential funding sources

• Annotated list
• Web Based Search engines

Finding potential collaborators

• Research profiles

Preparing your proposal

• Budget development (Brian Lane)
• Feedback on proposal drafts
• Preparation of TOC, tables and figures, reference lists, and appendices
• Boilerplates

Submitting your proposal (Brian Lane)

• University of Florida forms (DSR 1)
• Federal forms and assurances
• Signature round-up
• Division of Sponsored Research or “DSR” liaison

Training

• Faculty Professional Development Series
• Sample Topics: Proposal Writing, Project Management, Research Design, Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses Procedures

Supporting Collaboration

• Travel to foundations and funding agencies
• Seed money for project development

Communication and Events

• Annual Report
• OER Monthly Research Bulletin (ORB)
• OWL Weekly announcement of funding opportunities
• Brown Bag Series