Welcome to the Maxwell Research Support home page. Here you will find resources for identifying internal and external funding sources, writing and submitting grant applications, and managing awards. 

If at any time you require additional assistance, please contact Jill Ferguson, Director of Research Development, at jsfergus@syr.edu.     


Staff Resources 

Grants Administration

Professional Development

Faculty Resources 

Funding Your Research

Finding Collaborators 

Proposal Development Resources



Student Resources 

Funding Your Research

Proposal Development Resources


Contact Us

Andrew London

Associate Dean for Research

anlondon@syr.edu | 315.443.4597

Jill Ferguson

Director of Research Development

jsfergus@syr.edu | 315.443.7281 

Maxwell Departmental Research Administrators

Each Maxwell unit, whether academic department or research center/institute, has one or more staff members who can help you with research-related administrative processes, answer questions, and connect you to additional resources. If you are unsure who to work with, please contact Jill Ferguson.     


University Research Administration

Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)

OSP provides central coordination of Syracuse University sponsored projects by overseeing the proposal submission process and negotiating contractual terms and conditions of resultant awards. Caroline McMullin (cmcmulli@syr.edu) is Maxwell’s OSP Research Administrator.

 Working with the Office of Sponsored Programs (archived presentation)

Recording | Slides (10/14/20) 

Office of Research Integrity and Protections 

Provides administrative services to university researchers to facilitate research and ensure regulatory compliance with applicable federal regulations, laws and University policies

Introduction to the Office of Research Integrity and Protections

Recording | Slides (2/3/21)

Campus-level Researcher Services and Support