The Office of Research Strategy and Development

Strategizing with faculty for research funding success

The mission of the Office of Research Strategy and Development is to catalyze creative scholarship by empowering individuals and teams to lead strategic research endeavors with global impact. As a result of our work, our vision is that Brown University research drives global innovation and transformation. Our office is recognized for our research funding knowledge, strategic approach, reliability and responsiveness. Our team collaborates with the research enterprise across the University to build capacity and empower faculty for success in pursuit of their scholarship. We value creative solutions, partnerships, strategic leadership and practices that welcome and nurture all voices. To read more, click on the slide image below to open a PDF of our strategy:

Announcements

Seeking Bold Ideas for ARPA-H

NIH’s newest grant initiative, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), will soon begin issuing funding opportunities and ORSD is following all the developments. In April, ORSD hosted a virtual talk by Dr. David Bowen ‘86, PhD, Senior Advisor at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Dr. Bowen shared an overview of the budding agency’s mission to support the development of high-impact research to drive biomedical and health breakthroughs to deliver transformative, sustainable, and equitable health solutions for everyone. Dr. Bowen answered questions from Brown faculty and provided guidance for placement of innovative ideas among the initial mission focus areas in ARPA-H’s first Broad Agency Announcement: Health Science Futures, Scalable Solutions, Proactive Health and Resilient Systems. The recording can be accessed through this Google folder (Brown shiboleth login required).  Click here to learn about ARPA-H and what you can expect from ORSD as it launches.

New DE&I Resource

Wondering what you can do to show your commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion? Click here to view a list of ideas.

ORSD 2021-2022 Annual Report

The Office of Research Strategy and Development’s 2021-2022 Annual Report includes data about ORSD’s activities from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022. Read about our role in awarding $1.16 million in Seed Awards on slide 24; see the list of events we held to build research capacity at Brown on slide 15; and review the funded grants that received ORSD guidance and support particularly on slide 22. Click here to view the report.

2023 Annual Limited Submission Calendars

Follow the links below to view the 2023 Limited Submission Projected Calendars. In Fall 2018, OVPR instituted a process to set earlier deadlines for high-profile, regularly-occurring limited submission opportunities. The intent of the Limited Submission Calendars is to enable the Brown research community more time to plan for these opportunities.

• 2023 Early Career Limiteds Calendar (Projected) 
• ​2023 Major Limiteds Calendar (Projected)

Initiatives

OVPR Brown Quantum Science Initiative

Starting in 2018, OVPR has worked to catalyze Brown's research efforts in quantum science, leading to over $6 million in extramural funding in just over a year . OVPR has convened faculty across several fields, including engineering, physics and chemistry, to harness their collective expertise and build robust collaborations focused on quantum technologies that could open the door to ultra-fast computers, new kinds of sensors, uncrackable information security and other revolutionary technologies. To learn more, please contact Edel Minogue.