Research Development & Communications (RDC) helps faculty and research staff develop strategies and build skills for grant seeking; facilitates development of multidisciplinary and institution-wide proposals; coordinates UNH responses to special funding and award programs; and coordinates communication of UNH research and discovery activities to the general public, UNH, and the business community.

One-on-one research development services are provided to faculty and research staff seeking external funding for their research, teaching, outreach and other scholarly activities.

Services that are available on a first-come, first-served basis are designed to help prospective project directors:

• Connect with federal and foundation program officers
• Find appropriate funding sources
• Locate campus research resources
• Identify potential collaborators
• Learn successful proposal writing strategies
• Determine milestones and establish timelines for proposal preparation
• Obtain expert critiques on proposal drafts
• Polish and edit final proposals
• Analyze comments from sponsor reviews
• Develop strategies for resubmissions

RDC annually presents a series of workshops and seminars covering a variety of grant-seeking topics.

Program details (synopses, dates, times, locations) can be found on the OSVPR-wide calendar:

Schedule of Education and Training Workshops and Programs for AY 2011-2012.

RDC staff also participate in programs for faculty and students hosted by the Provost’s Office, the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Engagement and Academic Outreach, the Graduate School, the Colleges/Schools, and Research Institutes and Centers.

RDC leads the communication activities of the OSVPR by:

• Communicating the depth, breadth, and quality of UNH research and scholarship to a variety of audiences (within and outside UNH);
• Maintaining the OSVPR webpage, UNH Research; and
• Developing and implementing communications strategies for the OSVPR and its units that complement the activities and strategies of UNH’s colleges, schools, research institutes and centers, and communications and marketing staff to showcase and further the University’s research enterprise.