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Process and Timeline

Proposal Development

 

 

   

 

Services with suggested timelines

Through a strategic proposal development process, our team works to make your proposals as competitive as possible. Our office provides a wide range of services to help you every step of the way. The earlier you solicit our services, the more support we can give you.   

To get started, submit a Notice of Intent. Once we receive your NOI, we can:  

  1. Analyze Funding Opportunities (by appointment)– We can go through funding opportunities and conduct funding searches to help you find grants, determine your eligibility, and help you prep to write your proposal.   
  2. Schedule a Discovery Meeting – We like to kick off the proposal development process with a discovery meeting to learn more about your proposal and research, answer your questions, and create a game plan.   
  3. Perform Internal Review (two weeks) – Our Proposal Development team is comprised of writers and editors who can help you edit your proposal to ensure it is clear, effective, grammatically sound, and competitive.   
  4. Draft Additional Documentation (four weeks) – Our team can also help review supporting documents, such as CVs, Bio sketches, letters of support and assist in drafting letters of support requiring signature from the VPR.  
  5. Send for External Review (four weeks) – If submitted early enough, we can submit your proposal for external review, receiving feedback from subject matter leaders in the field to make your proposal more competitive. This is free of charge for all UTEP faculty.   
  6. Submission – The UTEP Research Administration team submits proposals on your behalf and assists you with compliance and budgeting.

Proposal Development Office Hours  

We invite you to stop by during our weekly office hours! Join us between 9 am and 10 am on Tuesdays and 1 pm and 2 pm on Wednesdays. Our office is on the 7th floor of Kelly Hall.

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Contact Us

Kelly Hall, 7th floor, West Wing
500 W University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968

  propdev@utep.edu