How We Operate
SIRO prioritizes strategic, interdisciplinary, multi-million dollar proposals that involve multiple principal investigators, departments, colleges and institutions.
SIRO works closely with faculty to provide research administration, proposal development, graphic design, and post-award project management services over the course of a research proposal submission. Our staff assists with the collection of personnel documents, pre-submission “Red Team” reviews, budget creation, cost share negotiations, custom graphics and more. We are here to support you!
Your SIRO Team
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Research Administrator
Your SIRO research administrator assists with the creation of budgets, works with collaborators and sub-awardees to collect supporting documents, provide compliance review, and are authorized to submit your proposal on behalf of Penn State.
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Proposal Developer
Your SIRO proposal developer offers project management and strategic input to ensure your proposal is well-written, organized, and strategically competitive. The developer can assist with the development of planning documents and templates, organize team meetings, provide writing and editing of non-technical sections as well as additional services such as reference management and pre-submission review.
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Graphic Developer
Your graphic developer can create custom figures, tables, timelines, organization charts and other graphic elements to highlight your proposal and make it stand out to reviewers.
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Project Manager
Your SIRO project manager offers administrative support of funded projects by providing Lifecycle Management of University-wide projects with involvement including but not limited to Project Management Plan Participation (pre-award), Account Set-up Oversight (project implementation), and Financial Monitoring and Reporting (post-award).
Stages of a Typical SIRO Proposal
We recommend that teams strictly follow the SIRO proposal submission timeline for the best outcome.
Penn State faculty investigators interested in SIRO proposal development, pre-award administration, or project management services MUST first obtain approval from their Research Advocate (Institute Director or college Associate Dean for Research) BEFORE submitting a SIRO Service Request Form.
After approval from your Advocate, fill out the Request Form
If your request is accepted, SIRO will assign a team who will work with you throughout the submission process
SIRO staff assists with figure development, technical and non-technical sections, and budgets while the PI and team draft the proposal.
Red Team review completed
SIRO collects submission components for semi-final review
Documents finalized, compliance checks completed
Proposal Submitted before deadline
Complete SIRO post-submission survey