The UAMS Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is the facilitator of the pre-award grants, contracts, subcontracts and industry-sponsored agreements process. Funding is often contingent on approval of research protocols overseen by the UAMS Institutional Review Board, a division of ORSP. The office also works with persons engaged in non-research projects and programs -- functions such as outreach programs, training and fellowships -- which have an equally important impact on funding within the medical community at UAMS. In addition, the office serves as a conduit of information on grant programs, sponsored programs, the latest funding and research news, medical fellowships, and governmental and non-governmental agencies.

ORSP is located in the Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 102. Operational hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed during UAMS holidays.

See Institutional Review Board Standard Operating Procedure 2.5, "Relationships: To the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs," for more about ORSP.

All grant-proposal paperwork, including the on-line Blue Sheet, must be submitted to ORSP at least 24 hours before the scheduled deadline.