Sponsored Programs Mission Statement

The Office of Sponsored Programs mission is to provide support to faculty and other College
personnel in obtaining and administering external funds for research and other scholarly activities.Research at MSC includes explorations that lead to the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge, the development of new applications of existing knowledge, the development of new paradigms for teaching and learning, and/or the related creative activities in the fine arts.

The Office of Sponsored Programs is responsible for protecting MSC's interests through the review of proposals to external funding agencies, contract and grant award review and negotiation, administration of funds, policy and procedure initiation and implementation, and serving as a liaison to the funding agencies and auditors.

The Office of Sponsored Programs offers the following research services:

Providing information about federal and non-federal potential sources of funding
Assisting in the development of proposals to meet funding agency criteria
Assisting with proposal preparation including budget development
Providing final clearance for all proposals
Providing final acceptance of all awards including review and negotiation of award terms and conditions and appropriate execution of the award document
Acting as a liaison to the funding agencies concerning issues of post-award administration including project extensions, budgetary modifications, and report submission
Working with faculty and other personnel to solve problems encountered in accounting, purchasing, personnel, and other areas related to the award
Providing training to faculty and other personnel on research related issues and regulations
In addition, the Office of Sponsored Programs is responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, system, and college regulations, laws and policies related to research and external funding of sponsored projects. These regulations include but are not limited to