Hello colleagues! November is a cornucopia of opportunities for our faculty, staff, and students. Before you get too full on the feast, be sure to check out all of the cool research related events on campus this month.

New Website

Along with our new name comes a new look. We have upgraded our website to the new CMS 5 platform. If you have links to the old CSCE website in any of your materials, please double check that they are not broken and/or relink to the Faculty Research and Innovation (FRIC) website at www.gvsu.edu/research

November Deadlines for FRIC Grants

• Faculty Travel Support Grant: this application will reopen on November 15th for travel between January 1^st and March 31^st (third quarter travel). We have expanded the Dissemination Grant to include any travel related to your research and creative practice. It is now called the Faculty Travel Support Grant. Faculty may receive one of these $600 grants per fiscal year.

• Momentum Fund: we have re-imagined the Mini Grant and are calling it the Momentum Fund. This is a more competitive grant than the Mini was, but the award has been raised to $2,000! Faculty may apply for one per fiscal year. We are accepting this year's 3rd Quarter applications through November 15, 2026. You may apply in MyApps for projects with start dates between 1/1/27 and 3/31/27. Notifications will be sent by December 7, 2026.

Traveling internationally over the semester break?

Export control regulations are frequently changing and may apply to your planned international activities. Please contact the Office of Research Compliance and Integrity at least 30 days (if possible) prior to departure if you will be traveling internationally on behalf of GVSU and/or taking any GVSU equipment, such as a GVSU laptop. ORCI staff will review your planned activities and alert you of any potential export control concerns/restrictions. Note: that the office will be closed during the University’s winter break (December 23 – January 3).

Compliance Corner

Q: I’m working with an outside collaborator on a human subjects research project. Do we both need to submit IRB applications?

A: Most likely, no. Most universities, including GVSU, are often willing to “rely” on another IRB’s decision. GVSU can serve as either the reviewing IRB (i.e., the IRB making the initial determination/approval) or the relying IRB (i.e., the IRB accepting the reviewing IRB’s decision). For more information about reliances, including how to request one, please visit the IRB Reliances website.

Ready, Set, Submit! Navigating the External Grant Application Process at GVSU

Date: Friday, December 4, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM
Location: Zumberge Hall JHZ 3000

Interested in pursuing external grant funding? Join the Office of Sponsored Programs for a practical, one-hour workshop covering the steps and requirements for preparing and submitting a university-approved grant application at GVSU. Learn about working with OSP, developing proposal budgets, completing internal approvals, and meeting institutional review deadlines. Whether you're new to grant seeking or need a refresher, this session will get you ready to submit! Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided! Email your RSVP to osp@gvsu.edu with “Ready, Set, Submit!” in the subject line by Monday, November 23rd.

Welcome to SPIN

OSP has upgraded our searchable grants database subscription from Pivot-RP to infoEd’s SPIN. This database offers a wide variety of federal, non-federal, and private funding opportunities for any discipline. Anyone with an @gvsu.edu email address can access SPIN, and if you create an account and profile, you can save search criteria, track and share opportunities, and receive updates on new funding opportunities. Please note: creating an account will prompt our office to approve you, so there may be a slight wait until that step is completed. We’re working on a user guide, and we’ll share that when it’s ready!

Plan Ahead for the Holiday Closure

As we’re headed into the busiest time of the year, remember that GVSU is closed for the winter holidays Dec. 23-Jan.3. If you have a grant or contract deadline that falls before January 12th, you’ll need to work with OSP to finalize your budget materials before the campus closure to start your proposal routing for GVSU approvals. Your approvers may also be taking additional vacation time around the holidays. In addition, your OSP staff only have limited availability from Dec. 16-22 as we are setting aside time to tackle some big projects (including a new website for the new year!).

Changes coming to OSP Process

Starting in 2027, OSP will require early notification of your intent to apply for a grant or establish a contract, so that we can better support your needs as you work towards a deadline. As soon as you identify an opportunity you will be applying for, we ask that you reach out to OSP with essential information about the proposal or contract (the Request for Proposal, deadline, basic project information like your team, and anything that may require extra coordination like outside partners). As we get closer to implementation, we’ll share instructions about how to get this information to us.