Research and Sponsored Programs
- Contact Information
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- University-wide
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Elizabeth Dickinson
Director of Research Administration
570-484-2572
edickinson@commonwealthu.edu
Stevenson Library, G34A
Lock Haven
Advancing and supporting Commonwealth University's research enterprise.
QUICK LINKS
ATOM Grants Funding Search Looking for funding? Reach out to research@commonwealthu.edu for direct assistance or use the ATOM Grants funding search tool (using your CU email will direct to SSO).
IUP-RI Notice of Intent Form Applying for an external grant? Complete and submit the IUP Research Institute Notice of Inten Form (required) so that a grants and contracts specialist can be assigned to help you.
InfoReady Applying for an internal award or limited submission? Announcements and application instructions are housed on CU's InfoReady platform. Direct questions to research@commonwealthu.edu.
Grant Accounting | Commonwealth University Questions about a current grant? Contact CU's Grant Accounting Office for all financial questions. Send all others to research@commonwealthu.edu.
CU-IRBCU IRBManagerCU-IACUC Conducting a research project with human or animal subjects? Submit your protocol to the proper committee (IRB for human subjects, IACUC for animal subjects).
URSCA Mentoring undergraduates in research? Encourage students to apply for the Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities (URSCA) summer program.
Research Resources
- PRP 2750 - Use of Indirect Cost Funds
- PRP 2751 - Conflict of Interest
- PRP 3990 - Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects Research
- PRP 3991 - Course Assignments Involving Human Subjects
- PRP 3995 - Animal Subjects Research
- PRP 4722 - Student Employment/Payment from Grants Accounts
- PRP 6820 - Research Misconduct
IUP Research Institute: Research and Sponsored Programs contracts with the IUP-RI for all external pre-award grant processes, including budgeting, approvals, and submission to the funding agency.
As soon as you identify an external funding opportunity, fill out and submit an IUP-RI Notice of Intent Form to begin CU's required pre-award process. Partial information is acceptable for submitting the form; please place "N/A" or "TBD" where you are unsure of the answer.
InfoReady: Research and Sponsored Programs administers internal competitions through InfoReady. Competitions include internal grants, faculty publication funding, and external limited submissions.
Grant Accounting: CU's grant accountants are responsible for post-award grant administration, including accounting, expenditure analysis, approvals, and financial reporting.
More information can be on the Grant Accounting webpage.
Institutional Review Board: CU-IRB reviews all research involving human subjects to ensure that study participants’ rights and welfare are protected, risk is minimized, and informed consent is given.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and Institutional Biosafety Committee: CU-IACUC and CU-IBC ensure that non-human animal and DNA research activities comply with research standards.
Export Control laws are federal laws and regulations that restrict the transfer of certain materials, technology, related technical data and certain services outside the United States in the interest of protecting the national security and economic competitiveness.
PASSHE Procedures/Standard 2012-14-A outlines procedures and for compliance.
Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities: Research and Sponsored Programs administers the URSCA program each summer, which pays students to pursue a substantial research question, contribute to a scholarly endeavor, or produce an artistic work under faculty mentorship.
Additional undergraduate research opportunities are supported by Research and Sponsored Programs throughout the year. CU-Lock Haven's Celebration of Scholarship and CU-Mansfield's Showcase of Student Scholarship are just two examples.
If you would like Research and Sponsored Programs to partner or assist with your undergraduate research program or project, please reach out to research@commonwealthu.edu anytime!
Internal Awards
| Innovative online teaching with hands on STEM based electric skateboard kits | R. Lynn Hummel | $10,502.59 |
| Lightboard Studio for Delivering Engaging Course Content | Michael Cullin | $15,857.00 |
| Remote Sensing using UAV | Linda Kennedy | $9,809.00 |
| Harnessing low-cost interactive technology for online course delivery | Marian Tzolov | $1,937.89 |
| Enhance Athletic Experience on and off the field | Rachel Thomas | $3,789.92 |
| Monitoring Wildlife and Mammals | Amy Kutay | $1,406.00 |
| 2025 Intensive Data and Analytics Summer Workshop | Dina Clark | $2,000.00 |
| Enhancing Pedagogical Innovation Through Participation in FMA Conference 2025 | Chulhee Jun | $3,200.00 |
| Leveraging iPad Technology for Multi-Modal Learning in Finance | Victoria Geyfman | $1,748.00 |
| Martha | Campbell | Grant Proposal for Expenses for Sabbatical | $6,000.00 |
| Jennifer | Deitloff | Can Bright Color Be Cryptic? Understanding Evolution of Color in Eastern Indigo Snakes | $6,000.00 |
| Karl | Henry | Development of a C. elegans model system to study genes associated with virulence in pathogenic fungi | $6,000.00 |
| Kristen | Long | Effects of Microplastics on Mammalian Tissues and Immune Cells | $5,846.94 |
| Gregory | Moyer | Understanding factors influencing increased phosphorus releases from Tioga Reservoir during high-water events | $6,000.00 |
| Jennifer | Peteya | PIGMENT PRESERVATION IN EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED MESOZOIC AND CENOZOIC FOSSILS FROM NORTH CAROLINA | $6,000.00 |
| Dain | TePoel | From Waste of Time to Primetime: Examining Global Fan Engagement and Experiences at the 2026 World Baseball Classic | $6,000.00 |
| Jerry | Wemple | Poets and Writers in Residence | $6,000.00 |
| Jennifer | Bandura | Analysis of the role Usp5 plays in the control of cell proliferation in Drosophila melanogaster | $3,000.00 |
| Daniel | Barber | CPR/First Aid Training Program | $1,400.00 |
| Heather | Bechtold | Evaluating the Role of Sedimentation and Land Use on E. coli Dynamics and Water Quality in the West Branch Susquehanna River | $2,826.70 |
| Joseph | Calabrese | Investigations into a Novel Approach to Identifying Antibiotic-resistant Indicator Bacteria by Employing a Modified IDEXX Defined Substrate Technology (DST) Most Probable Number (MPN) System | $2,986.17 |
| Jennifer | Deitloff | Developmental Biology of Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) | $3,000.00 |
| Alan | Gishlick | Petrology of Late Devonian trilobite fossil localities of Morocco | $2,451.00 |
| Kristin Funk | Maguire | Sports Medicine Quality Improvement Project | $2,000.00 |
| Mary-Lee | Helbing | Crisis Calls – Advancing Psychiatric Nursing Education Through Simulation | $1,987.50 |
| Amanda | Stutzman | Fostering Professional Development in Pre-Service Teachers: The Value of Conference Exposure | $1,816.00 |
| Elisabeth | Tomlin | CMHC Student-Led Initiative & Experiential Learning Support | $2,000.00 |
| RESEARCH OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC FROM IRELAND AND JAPAN | Gifford | Howarth | $5,990.00 |
| Memory and Longing | David | Kube | $6,000.00 |
| Validating Telemedicine for Comprehensive Auditory Processing Evaluation and Remediation in School-Aged Children | Mohsin Ahmed | Shaikh | $5,197.13 |
| Sexual Selection or Crypsis? Understanding Evolution of Color in Eastern Indigo Snakes | Jennifer | Deitloff | $6,000.00 |
| Preliminary investigation into the potential for aquatic fungi colonizing decomposing leaf litter to take up and store phosphorus as polyphosphate during short pulses | Steven | Rier | $5,986.00 |
| Build Back Better: The Reconstruction of an Electrical Conductance Instrument to Higher Temperatures and Pressures for the Advancement of Industrial Technology | Gregory | Zimmerman | $6,006.00 |
| Relational Communication and Work-Life Balance: A Test of Relational Turbulence Theory | Angela | La Valley | $1,424.00 |
| Education Policy Fellowship Program | Stephanie | Gardner | $3,000.00 |
| Utilizing a veterinary social work certificate program to explore socioeconomic barriers to veterinary care for companion animals | Kevin | Lally | $1,850.00 |
| Waste Disposal and Recycling in Poland: Challenges and Opportunities | John | Bodenman | $2,984.95 |
| The influence of the gut microbial community on behavior in C. elegans | Hilary | DeBardeleben | $3,000.00 |
| Enhancing the Soft Skills of Business Students by Integrating a Managerial Simulation into the Classroom | Darrin | Kass | $2,000.00 |
| Design of Novel Metal Oxide based Biosensor | Satyendra N. | Biswas | $10,000.00 |
| Characterization of Pigments Preserved in Marine Fossils from the Oligocene River Bend Formation, North Topsail Beach, North Carolina | Jennifer | Peteya | $10,000.00 |
| Out of the Classroom and Into the Community | Kerrie | DeVries | $2,000.00 |
| Incorporation of Quantitative Programming Platform into Finance Curriculum | Chulhee | Jun | $1,099.00 |
| Assessing the Fate of Legacy Nutrients in the Tioga Reservoir | Gregory Moyer | Greg Carson | $3,000.00 |
| Perceptions of Interpreter Accuracy of the Miranda Warnings and Interrogations | Jessica Bentley | Kelly Roth | $3,000.00 |
| Digital Osteology of Aldabrachelys | Alan Gishlick | $2,976.00 |
