The CECS Office of Research facilitates the research endeavors of faculty and students. Our trained staff assist researchers by:

• identifying research opportunities
• preparing grant proposals
• facilitating strategic partnerships which can involve multiple academic disciplines, other UCF colleges, and external entities such as industry, government and other universities
• providing guidelines for preparing proposals intended for external and internal funding agencies
• outlining procedures for overhead expenditures
• advising on the considerations related to patents and copyrights.

Our staff liaison between CECS and the UCF Office of Research and Commercialization, a valuable university resource for proposal preparation.