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Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants

Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants is organizationally responsible for support of externally restricted funding for research and other sponsor funded activities. The office supports faculty proposal development and administration of funded projects.

Contact Us

Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants is located at 21415 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Building 18 South. To reach the office, email research@ltu.edu or call 248.204.3067

» Pre-Award Support

Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants supports proposal development from idea inception through proposal submission by reaching out to partners; liaisoning with program directors; providing proposal templates, examples and boilerplate content; and offering team support for institutional proposals. The office is responsible for submitting proposals and accepting awards on behalf of the University.

» Post-Award Administration

Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants supports compliance and fiscal management of sponsor-awarded programs that support the institutional mission of research, instruction and public service. Sponsored research assists with the integration of sponsor and institutional requirements for funding, as well as training and support of compliance in the ethical conduct of research. The office advises on policy and procedure in the administration of sponsored activity.

» Research Reporting

Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants maintains institutional data on research activity and supports coordination. The office liaisons with Corporate and Industry Partnerships, Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, LTU’s Centropolis Accelerator, Marburger STEM Center, and university centers and institutes, supporting coordinated sponsored activity.

» Educational Workshops and Training Resources

Assistance with updating your ORCID and SciENcv Profiles

SciENcv is recommended to be used for all federally funded proposed research. Assistance is available to guide faculty through establishing ORCID and SciENcv profiles, creating biosketches, and linking sponsor systems and publication repositories to SciENcv and ORCID. Click the link below to schedule an hour one-on-one to learn about the systems and tools available. Please bring your laptop.

Schedule a personal appointment for ORCID and SciENcv profile

What is ORCID?

ORCID provides a persistent unique digital identifier. ORCID contains affiliations, grants, publications, peer review, and more, ensuring appropriate recognition for all contributions and reducing risk of professional identification errors. ORCID can be linked to SciENcv for ease of creating and updating biosketches for proposal applications.

What is SciENcv?

SciENcv is a researcher profile system for individuals who apply for, receive or are associated with funding from federal agencies.

» Sponsored Research

Add Research to our Collection!

Faculty, Staff, and Students: submit your research for inclusion in our collection.

» Document Viewer

Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.