The goal of OVPR's Office of Research Development is to align Temple researchers' interests with funding opportunities. Researchers can seek funding from a variety of sources, such as government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations. This includes access to searchable funding databases and updates on proposal opportunities.
PIVOT provides many services to Temple faculty including targeted funding opportunity alerts, an expertise database and other services.
Limited Submission opportunities are grants that restrict eligibility to one application per institution. All current Limited Opportunities can be found in Temple InfoReady. If you know of a limited opportunity not listed in InfoReady, you can reach out to funding@temple.edu.
They are external funding announcements from federal agencies, foundations, and professional associations with restrictions or limits on the number of applications that an institution may submit. Typically, these involve the number of proposals or letters of intent that Temple University may submit for a specific funding cycle. In such cases, pre-proposals from internal candidates will be reviewed and evaluated to determine which may be selected for submission to the funding sponsor on behalf of Temple University. The overarching objective is to make Temple as competitive as possible for these external competitions through an internal review process that ensures transparency and fairness.
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) oversees and manages the Limited Submission Opportunities Program. OVPR has an Internal Review Peer Committee drawn from faculty, deans, and senior administration with expertise in the targeted research area. Committee members review and evaluate the pre-proposals, using sponsor guidelines and review criteria and make recommendations to the Vice President for Research based on the merits. The committee’s aim is to identify the best pre-proposals that have the greatest potential for success for each limited submission opportunity.
Faculty must observe the following process to secure OVPR authorization for proposal submission.
For questions please contact [click-for-email].
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) uses Temple InfoReady to support the internal review of external funding opportunities that limit institutional or investigator eligibility. The portal also supports the dissemination, submission, and review of OVPR funding initiatives. The aim is to foster and enhance the highest possible quality research culture and to broaden participation in internal and limited submission competitions.
Please note that for externally sponsored limited submission opportunities (including but not limited to federal and foundation sponsors), investigators will use Temple InfoReady as the platform to submit pre-proposals. OVPR will manage a peer review process to determine which proposal(s) will be approved by OVPR to go forward for submission to an external funding agency. Applicants will be able to monitor the status of their submission using their Temple InfoReady account.
Temple InfoReady will not take the place of the university Electronic Research Administration (ERA) system used for proposal submissions to external agencies. OVPR-approved institutional candidates or nominees selected for limited submission competitions must use ERA to submit full proposals to external sponsors.
Investigators will also use Temple InfoReady to submit complete application packages in response to OVPR-sponsored funding initiatives. Information about initiatives will be posted on the Temple InfoReady site. Peers will review proposals for internal funding. Applicants will be able to monitor the status of their submission using their Temple InfoReady account.
In order to begin submitting applications and/or pre-proposals, the first step is to log into the Temple InfoReady site and complete a User Profile. The User Profile only has to be completed once.
To log into Temple InfoReady:
To Set Up Your User Profile:
When you have finished setting up your User Profile, click the Save Changes button at the bottom right of the screen. You should see a message at the top of the page that says, “User Profile updated successfully.”
Click the Home tab at the top left of the page to exit the User Profile page.
Please direct questions or requests for assistance with Temple InfoReady to [click-for-email].
