Maxwell Research Home

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Last updated: Sep 17, 2024 by Vanessa Gatmaitan
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Welcome to the Maxwell Research Support home page. Here you will find resources for identifying internal and external funding sources, writing and submitting grant applications, and managing awards. 

If at any time you require additional assistance, please contact the Dean's Office at maxwelldeansoffice@syr.edu. 


Contact Us

MAXWELL DEPARTMENTS AND RESEARCH CENTERS

  • Each Maxwell unit, whether academic department or research center/institute, has one or more staff members who can help you with research-related administrative processes, answer questions, and connect you to additional resources. If you are unsure who to work with, please contact the Dean's Office.     

SYRACUSE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS (OSP) 

  • Caroline McMullin, Research Administrator

cmcmulli@syr.edu | 315.443.9358

MAXWELL RESEARCH OFFICE

  • Vanessa Gatmaitan, Director of Research Administration

vqgatmai@syr.edu | 315.443.7281 | 403 Maxwell Hall

  • Liz Lance, Director of Research Development

ealance@syr.edu | 315.443.4919 | 410A Maxwell Hall

  • Shana Gadarian, Associate Dean for Research

sgadaria@syr.edu | 315.443.3718 | 200 Eggers Hall

HUMANITIES RESEARCH SUPPORT

  • Sarah Workman, Associate Director of Research Development  

Humanities Research Support

srworkma@syr.edu | 315.443.5260 | 302 Tolley Building


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Specifically in terms of support for humanities research, the Humanities Center connects faculty and graduate students to career-enriching fellowship opportunities, workshops, info sessions and other supports offered in-house, throughout campus, and beyond.

As a research organization at Syracuse University, TRAC provides comprehensive, independent and nonpartisan information about federal enforcement, staffing and spending through systematic and informed use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Provides expanded funding opportunities and serves as a hub to foster and support diverse undergraduate engagement in faculty-guided scholarly research and creative inquiry across all disciplines and programs at Syracuse University.

  • Syracuse University Libraries Research Support 

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Research Guide on Open Access Publishing

A division of the Syracuse University Office of Research, the Office of Research Development facilitates team-based collaboration around strategic funding opportunities and manages the University's internal funding competitions, including both internal grant programs and externally funded limited submissions. 

Assists researchers in working with local and national companies and applying for funding from private foundations. 

Provides central coordination of Syracuse University sponsored projects by overseeing the proposal submission process and negotiating contractual terms and conditions of resultant awards. Caroline McMullin (cmcmulli@syr.edu) is Maxwell’s OSP Research Administrator.

See Trainings and Presentations for an archived recording and slides: Working with the Office of Sponsored Programs.

Works collaboratively with OSP, faculty, and departmental research administrators for post-award financial administration of approved and fully executed awards, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. 

Provides administrative services to university researchers to facilitate research and ensure regulatory compliance with applicable federal regulations, laws and University policies; includes oversight of research involving human subjects via the Institutional Review Board (IRB), animals via the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and Responsible Conduct of Research, among other concerns. 

See Trainings and Presentations for an archived recording and slides: Introduction to the Office of Research Integrity and Protections. 

In the course of their work, Syracuse University’s faculty, researchers, students and staff may develop new technology or make new discoveries. The science, technology, methodology, product, etc., that the employee or student discovers may be intellectual property. When this is true, patents, copyrights or trademarks can be used to protect the inventor/discoverer’s findings and Syracuse University’s interest in them. 

See Trainings and Presentations for an archived recording and slides: Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at SU.