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2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Office of Sponsored Research and Scholarly Activity


Research and Scholarly Activity

Life University is dedicated to a philosophy of fostering and conducting scientific research and scholarly activity by its students, staff and faculty. The University also encourages, assists and supports all University constituencies in their research and scholarly endeavors and will assist in the identification, procurement, management and administration of funding for these activities. Office of Sponsored Research and Scholarly Activity (OSRSA) personnel endeavor to provide administrative support to faculty in their pursuit of funding for research and scholarly activity while ensuring compliance with federal, University and private sponsor regulations, terms and conditions.

OSRSA serves as the coordination point for all research-related University grant proposals and research protocols. The department helps to identify funding sources, assist in the preparation of proposal budget details, facilitate the administrative review and approval process, and review and negotiate contracts and agreements. They also administer the University’s human subjects protection program and the Institutional Review Boards (IRB).

The OSRSA is the University’s central administrative unit responsible for processing and monitoring applications for, and awards of, external funding and overseeing the institutional review and compliance of all activities involving human subjects, vertebrate animals and recombinant DNA. They provide information, advice and assistance in these critical areas.

The OSRSA is a service office dedicated to providing faculty and professional staff with information, advice and assistance in the seeking of extramural funds and in awarded grant and contract management. The OSRSA is also responsible for assuring that all parties involved with extramural funding are aware of, and in compliance with, sponsor and University regulations and administrative requirements.

The OSRSA is responsible for providing seminars and workshops on sources of funding and proposal preparation. Post award grant administration is also offered.

The OSRSA advocates for and assists faculty in locating, planning and developing their plan for research and scholarly activity. The Director assists faculty in proposal writing and budget preparation, organizes proposal-writing workshops and administers internal grant programs that support faculty scholarship.

Doctor of Chiropractic (Research Track)