No matter what your field or what aspect of scholarship you are interested in, someone else is interested in funding your work. ORSP helps faculty identify funding opportunities, maintain compliance, develop budgets, and submit proposals to a variety of sponsors. PSU does work for more different kinds of sponsors than any university in Oregon.
External funding allows faculty to engage fully in scholarly activities.
Agencies, associations, and individuals aid in funding the creative activities of faculty in discovery research, teaching, community outreach, and public service. Recognized scholarly activities are important components of faculty evaluations for promotion and tenure, and funding from externally funded projects helps support a large number of graduate students in dozens of programs across the campus. Sponsored project activity at PSU has increased steadily in the past decade. Sponsored projects range from science and engineering research to training, outreach, and community service projects. Currently, the university manages over 500 projects.