Submitting a Grant Proposal

How to Get Started

• Get Ready
  • PI Certification is required for all faculty and staff who will be submitting proposals
  • Request a username for InfoEd, NSF Fastlane, NIH eRA Commons or NASA NSPIRES
  • File your conflict of interest disclosure, per Clemson University policy
• Routing and Submission

  To ensure accurate and timely submissions, the College of Science requires that all related proposal information and documentation be submitted to Pre-Award staff at least four business days in advance of the proposal deadline for internal routing. If there are subcontracts on the proposal, that documentation must be submitted ahead of the four-day deadline. Proposal documents should be in final or nearly final form and free of obvious errors, markups or missing sections.

  All documents must be in final form, ready for submission and submitted to Pre-Award no later than 9 a.m. on the sponsor due date.

• Office of Research Development

  Consistent with Clemson’s historic land-grant mission, the Office of Research Development supports faculty in their efforts to obtain extramural funding for world-class research creating new, breakthrough knowledge that contributes to the betterment of society and improves the human condition.

• Contact the Team

  Need additional information? Contact the OSP Support Center.

  Brad Elliott

  OSP Support Center Manager
  Email: bellio2@clemson.edu
  Phone: 864-656-3648
  Office: Strom Thurmond Institute 214

  As a manager of the OSP Support Center, Elliott assists faculty with ensuring accurate submission of grants to obtain funding to conduct research. Hired in 2012, he has extensive experience in grants administration services at Clemson University. A native to Clemson, Elliott graduated from Daniel High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, later receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Clemson University in 1997.

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  Michael Towery

  Grants Coordinator
  Email: mrtower@clemson.edu
  Phone: 864-656-3648
  Office: Strom Thurmond Institute 226

  Towery focus as a grants coordinator in the OSP Support Center is to partner with faculty to ensure successful grants submissions, helping faculty obtain the funding needed to conduct and continue research projects. He brings a wide range of experience. Towery is a Tiger alum and supporter. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Clemson University.

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  Jessica Markelon

  Grants Coordinator
  Email: jmarkel@clemson.edu
  Phone: 864-656-3648
  Office: Strom Thurmond Institute 226

  As a grants coordinator in the OSP Support Center, Markelon partners with faculty and staff to aid in the grants submission process, helping to obtain funding necessary to conducting and continuing research in the College of Science. She has extensive experience in substance abuse counseling, behavior therapy, education, and development and funding for nonprofit organizations. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in forensic psychology and her Master of Arts degree in child development and developmental psychology, both from Southern New Hampshire University.

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  Victoria Barrett

  Grants Coordinator
  Email: vturne2@clemson.edu
  Phone: 864-656-3648
  Office: Strom Thurmond Institute 226

  Barrett serves as a grants coordinator of the OSP Support Center in the College of Science, where her focus is to assist faculty and staff through the grant submission process to obtain funding to conduct research and continuously expand research. She has experience in clerical support, financial and administrative skills through previous roles. Barrett obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina Aiken and her Master of Business Administration from Queens University of Charlotte.

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  Meredith Williams

  Award Acceptance
  Email: mwill33@clemson.edu
  Phone: 864-656-0814
  Office: Strom Thurmond Institute 231

  Williams holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Winthrop University and a Master of Science in Management from Southern Wesleyan University. She joins the Office of Sponsored Programs after nearly 20 years as a licensed social worker and health care executive, bringing experience in multi-department management, regulatory compliance and vendor contracting.