Research Administration

Pre-Award Services

Our Pre-Award service delivers comprehensive support, acting as dedicated concierges for faculty members and departments/units with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). By assuming full administrative responsibility for pre-award duties, we empower faculty to concentrate on their projects' intricate scientific and technical aspects.

Our array of pre-award services includes, but is not limited to:

  • Serving as subject matter experts on the pre-award process
  • Reviewing and interpreting proposal Request for Applications/Calls
  • Developing grant proposals
  • Assisting in the creation of research grant budgets
  • Managing proposal submissions with detailed checklists, timelines, updates, and follow-ups
  • Acting as liaisons between faculty and other departments/staff involved in the grant submission process
  • Coordinating institutional routing and proposal review processes

The unit also assists with interpreting contracts and grants policies and general research administration questions.

If you would like to set up a consultation to work with us, please reach out to Christopher Wang at chjwang@ucdavis.edu.

Existing MOU New Project

If you have an existing MOU with our department and have a new project to submit, please use our project intake form (login required).