Center for Sponsored Programs and Entrepreneurial Initiatives

The Assistant Deanship for Sponsored Programs is the operational unit of the Graduate Studies and Research Deanship (DEGI), which works with the UPR-RP community in the identification of external financing opportunities; the development and presentation of proposals; and, the allocation and management of grant funds. External funding allows UPR-RP to increase and diversify its fiscal resources portfolio for financing projects aimed at attaining the Institution’s goals and objectives.

The Deanship is composed by of the Pre-Award and Post-Award Offices. The first is in charge of disclosing and disseminating calls for available funds and grants. The Pre-Award team is responsible for following up on funding agencies’ schedules and calendars, providing support to professors and students during the proposal writing process, providing assistance in regards to counseling about suggested guidelines, and aiding in proposal analysis, preliminary budget distribution and the electronic submission of the proposals. The Post-Award Office facilitates administrative processes once the proposals are approved. The Post-Award division offers support during the external financing processes and the administration of external funds. Both teams are located in the DEGI, on the first floor of the ‘Hogar Masónico’ (Masonic Home Building), at the Río Piedras Campus.