The grants administration team at IQSS is dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary and collaborative projects across the social sciences. We support all affiliated faculty members, graduate students, and researchers, who need assistance in assisting or managing their sponsored research portfolios.
The grants administration team helps with every aspect of the grant process. Our goal is to make the experience as smooth as possible both before and after the grant is submitted. Our primary services include:
Getting funding for your research requires more than a solid research plan. The grants administration team at IQSS can help you to find opportunities, target individual funders, write a competitive proposal, develop a detailed budget and financial plan, and submit a timely and complete application.
IQSS can help you put your original research ideas into the form of a competitive research proposal. If you are new to the funding process, or would like a systematic review of the grant writing and review process, IQSS provides regular seminars on proposal development. If you are considering whether to seek funding from new sources, or would like feedback on an existing proposal, IQSS provides individualized consulting. Please contact us for more information.
Budget development is essential to preparing and submitting a competitive proposal. Your project budget sets the stage for the actual implementation of your research, detailing in precise terms all the resources that will be used to solve the problem set forth in your proposal. It is essential to forecast your projected expenses accurately--many sponsors hold you accountable to spending within a small margin of error for each line item in your budget while also looking negatively on underspending your award.
IQSS staff can help you develop the best possible budget. To assist with these preparations we have developed a questionnaire designed to help you identify the financial needs of your project. This information will, in turn, help us plan the submission of your proposal.
For inquiries, please complete the attached Grant Budget form and then contact Ali Saren, Grants Manager at IQSS, at 617-496-7294. Or contact us by email.
We can help IQSS affiliates with all aspects of proposal submission, including:
Please be aware that Harvard's Office of Sponsored Programs requires advance notice (and in some cases, advanced approval) for submission. Let us know as early as possible if you are considering submitting a proposal through IQSS.
For inquiries, please use the form attached to the Developing Budgets page and then contact Ali Saren, Grants Manager at IQSS. Or contact us by email.
To facilitate your proposal development, we offer the following forms and templates:
For inquiries, please contact Ali Saren, Grants Manager at IQSS. Or contact us by email.
The mission of the IQSS grants management team is to work closely with the faculty and researchers who execute the intellectual work of a grant to ensure all terms and regulations associated with a particular grant are met.
If you are the recipient of a grant, there is a great deal of information that your organization is responsible for managing to be a successful steward of federal and nonfederal funds. When an agency awards a grant, it formalizes its partnership with the recipient (that is, the faculty or researcher), IQSS, and Harvard University, to ensure compliance with federal and nonfederal regulations and policies. This protects the integrity of the overall scientific endeavor. Timely and effective communication between the University and the sponsor is critical throughout the preaward, award, and post-award processes.
Some roles and responsiblities associated with this mission include:
For inquiries, please contact Ali Saren, Grants Manager at IQSS, or contact us by using our form, and select Grant support in the Category list.