In the College of Arts & Sciences, we are dedicated to empowering faculty in their pursuit of research excellence. We provide comprehensive services that span the research lifecycle. Our mission is to support a vibrant research culture by reducing administrative barriers, enhancing proposal competitiveness, and fostering innovation across disciplines.
Proposal Development
The College of Arts & Sciences employs a team of proposal development specialists who empower faculty to submit the best application possible for research and creative endeavor funding. As the College liaison for the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) we are the first stop for every researcher preparing to submit a proposal.
Funding Opportunities
The College of Arts & Sciences can help connect faculty with internal and external research funding resources as well as creative endeavor funding opportunities by helping to identify and disseminate tailored opportunities from federal agencies, foundations, and other sponsors, helping faculty align and expand their research goals with available resources.
Research Resources
The College of Arts & Sciences research team works closely with the Office of Research to provide support and resources for researchers as they navigate the research landscape. Available resources encompass some of the most common questions that primary investigators have when they engage in research and creative activities.
College of Arts & Sciences Research Framework
Faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences (ArtSci) pursue research on scientific, societal, and cultural topics that impact Utah, the nation, and the world. Through their scholarship, mentorship of students, and engagement with the community, ArtSci researchers create innovative discovery and understanding of the human experience. Our faculty produce data, scholarship, interventions, and creative works that energize stakeholders to tackle existing and future challenges facing human kind.
Our research centers, initiatives, institutes, programs and labs encourage interdisciplinary work that prioritizes undergraduate and graduate student mentorship.
ArtSci Research, overseen by the ArtSci Associate Dean for Research, supports faculty research and creative agendas across a broad network of disciplines where creative ideas thrive, with research development opportunities, events and workshops, proposal development support, and helpful resources related to university, college, and extramural funding practices.