Research Lifecycle

1. Finding Funding Opportunities

Prior to Preparing a Proposal the PI can find funding opportunities by using Pivot Proquest (Funding Database)

• Register by using your Georgetown.edu e-mail address and creating a password. Please see  2-step directions for signing up for a Pivot account
• Search for funding by using different search criteria
• View a 1-minute tutorial on how to use Pivot Proquest

Please contact ORS Research Development Specialists for any questions:

Other Resources

• For help with grant writing please go to Grant Writing Guides and References.

• The Office of Institutional Partnership at Georgetown University  (OIP) – assists faculty in seeking and securing support for their programs, projects and research from corporate, foundation and association donors.
• The Foundation Directory Online (FDO) provides comprehensive information on U.S. grantmakers and their funding activities. To access the full subscription version of the site, go to the Georgetown library database and scroll down to “Foundation Directory”.
• Grantspace offers pre-recorded webinars, live online, and in person trainings on various topics related to philanthropy.

2. Steps of the Research Life Cycle

Research Life Cycle is a multi-step process comprised of the 5 steps: Proposal Development; Proposal Review and Submission, Award Notification and Negotiation, Award Management and Award Close Out. Visit the Office of Research Services (ORS) to meet our staff and find contact information for all types of research queries.

All proposals are required to be routed in GU-PASS for institutional review and approval prior to the sponsor’s deadline. All faculty and staff can access GU-PASS “anytime-anywhere” by using their GU Net IDs and passwords and GU-supported browsers (Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer). For FAQ for GU Pass please go here.

To facilitate the navigation on GU Pass we have created this GU Pass Job Aid. If you have never submitted a proposal in GU Pass please contact the GU Pass team ( gu-pass@georgetown.edu) to create an account before submitting a proposal

• Rates, Facts & Figures
• Main Campus Research Proposal Steps and Deadlines
• ORS Contacts for Proposal Development:

• Any request for Proposal Development assistance can be sent to: proposaldevelopers@georgetown.edu

For additional help with Proposal Development

Carole Sargent, PhD, Director of the Office of Scholarly Publications, is available to help you write the research statement portion of the grant. She has trained for this work by interviewing grants officers at the NEH, NSF, and ACLS, and also earning a certificate from the journal Nature through its masterclasses. She will guide you to analyze examples from past grant winners, talk to selected winners and to grants officers when available and appropriate, and craft a grant description that satisfies all of the organization’s criteria.

All proposals are required to be routed in GU-PASS for institutional review and approval prior to the sponsor’s deadline. All faculty and staff can access GU-PASS “anytime-anywhere” by using their GU Net IDs and passwords and GU-supported browsers (Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer). For FAQ for GU Pass please go here.

To facilitate the navigation on GU Pass we have created this GU Pass Job Aid.

ORS Grants & Contracts Administrators for Proposal Review and Submission:

• Please review Compliance Information
• Any requests about Proposal Review and Submission can be sent to: researchadmin@georgetown.edu

ORS Grants & Contracts Administrators for Award Review:

Any requests about Award Review can be sent to: researchadmin@georgetown.edu

• Award management is done by the assigned Grant Manager, who is usually with the PI’s Department, or in the case of the College, it is with ORS.  

• Any request for a No-Cost Extension (NCE) or budget revision should be sent to the appropriate Contracts and Grants Administrator as explained in the table above (each Contracts and Grants Administrator is assigned a portfolio based on the sponsor). ORS is responsible for obtaining prior approval when necessary and for reviewing these requests for allowability and supporting documentation, including but not limited to a revised budget and justification for the request(s).

• For information regards Closing an Award please go to here and contact Sponsored Projects Financial Operations for additional information.

Contact Us

Office of Research Services
37th & O Street NW Box 571014 650 ICC

M-F, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Phone: (202) 687-1958
Email: researchadmin@georgetown.edu