The Office of Proposal Development (OPD) promotes the advancement of university initiatives by supporting the development and preparation of highly competitive grant proposals. OPD is committed to providing Stony Brook's research community with a comprehensive suite of services to foster the development and growth of research activities. In addition to proposal management, our support services include identifying extramural funding opportunities, coordinating limited submission competitions, nurturing research collaborations, and connecting researchers to institutional resources. We also organize workshops and trainings in grantsmanship, coordinate external copy editing and graphic design services, serve as project managers for the proposal development process, handle the administrative requirements and manage a repository of sample grant proposal materials. Our team’s forward-thinking approach to research development provides faculty with tactical support for large-scale proposals, ensuring that they are aligned with sponsor funding priorities.
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Research News:
Lab-to-fab Innovation Fast Track (LIFT)
Through the LIFT program, NORDTECH is excited to make their hub’s capability available to their members so they can test a good idea. This is not a grant opportunity; NORDTECH
will facilitate access by running wafers, covering the cost of tool time or staff
time, or subsidizing test/measurement services. Any headcount, supplies, or consumables
would not be covered. NORDTECH is looking for small experiments which would require
less than one year’s time, or potentially a series of such experiments, that: Utilize
their facilities, especially ideas that require the use of multiple facilities; Align
with the overall Commons mission of accelerating lab-to-fab technology transitions; Obtain proof-of-concept data that could help land larger
grant funding; or can be executed and completed fast.
Deadline: September 5, 2025
Learn more and submit to the LIFT program
SUNY-IBM AI Research Alliance 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP)
SUNY and IBM have a strategic research partnership for advancing the state of the
art in Artificial Intelligence (AI) science, applications, hardware, systems, and
other enabling technologies. The alliance aims to promote scientific research, innovation,
and technology commercialization opportunities by leveraging both parties’ research
expertise, strategic interests, and key assets in AI and related areas. This partnership
will enhance and enrich both IBM and SUNY’s capabilities and underscore their commitment
to advancing AI for economic growth and common good. Proposals are invited from SUNY
faculty members in the following research tracks and focus areas of mutual strategic
interest to SUNY and IBM. All SUNY state-operated colleges are eligible to participate.
Track A: Scaled Interconnect and Bonding Technologies for AI Hardware
Track B: High Performance Infrastructure and Platform for AI workloads
Track C: AI & Applications
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Submission Format: Please use the proposal template and biographical sketch
Submission Method: Email proposals to suny-ibm-ai-alliance@suny.edu.
Learn more and submit to the SUNY-IBM AI Research Alliance program
Call for Posters: NY-BEST's Fall Technology Conference
NY-BEST is seeking posters from students, researchers, and clean energy companies
presenting their work on technological advances in energy storage and clean energy.
Deadline: October 3, 2025
Learn more and submit a poster
McAllister & Quinn Weekly Opportunity & Strategic Intelligence Overview
Every week, McAllister & Quinn's Research Universities Practice sends out a weekly opportunity overview. These comprehensive
lists encompass research and development opportunities relevant to R1 and R2 institutions
across the Federal government. Visit OPD's Grant Proposal Resource Repository for the latest overview and an archive of previous overviews and other resources.
Link Your ORCID iD
Stony Brook University will soon be launching a new Research Information Management
System (RIMS) to showcase SBU faculty research! To ensure your work is featured, please
affiliate your ORCID iD with SBU. This public portal will enhance your visibility
to collaborators, journalists, and funders. Link your ORCID iD. Questions? Contact orcid-support@stonybrook.edu.
Call for ReviewersIf you are interested in serving as a reviewer for future Seed Grant Programs and Limited Competitions, we invite you to submit your interest via our new Call for Reviewers.