{"id":301,"date":"2021-01-27T09:03:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/rdo\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:30:38","slug":"pdu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/rdo\/pdu\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal Development Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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The Proposal Development Unit invites the NC State community to our webinar series that will provide you with insights and techniques to think strategically about grant writing. The PDU will balance general guidance with specific examples to help faculty navigate differences among major federal funding agencies (e.g. NSF, NIH, DOD, USDA) and foundations. Topics this year include Searching for Funding Opportunities, Exploring Foundations Funding, Mastering Reviewer Feedback and Understanding the Grant Lifecycle.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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The Fall 2026 podcast is a conversation with Dr. Jack Edwards, who is the Angel Family Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State. He shares his insights about DOD funding from his perspective as a faculty member and former program officer.
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The National Science Foundation\u2019s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers support for early-career faculty seeking to build strong foundations for research and education in their respective fields.
In March the PDU hosted a workshop covering key aspects of proposal development for faculty interested in submitting a CAREER proposal. You can access recordings and slides for each session at the link below.
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Proposal Development Support<\/h2>\n

The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) supports faculty teams by improving proposal competitiveness of large-scale, interdisciplinary research proposals.  These services include strategy consultation and ideation, team facilitation and review, non-technical writing and graphics support, budgeting, editing, formatting and proposal preparation \u2014 enabling investigators to concentrate on the research-related aspects of their proposals. PDU support is available to NC State faculty who are planning proposals with estimated total budgets of at least $1 million.<\/p>\n \n

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DOE Awards $18 Million for NC State Nuclear Workforce Development<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded NC State University $18.3 million to lead the Consortium for Reactor Safety Training (CR\u03b5ST), part of its nationwide efforts to grow the future nuclear energy workforce.\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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North Carolina State University has been awarded a four-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation to leverage advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous labs to accelerate the…\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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NC State Receives $3M from ARPA-E to Advance Self-Driving Laboratory Research<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

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Meet the Team<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Find out about our team of talented proposal specialists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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At the Forefront of Interdisciplinary Research<\/h2>\n

The PDU is uniquely positioned to support large, broad teams of NC State researchers pursuing opportunities that transcend traditional academic boundaries.<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n I would like to see the PDU expanded –<\/strong>\u00a0the success rates of proposals would easily compensate for the cost.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Dr. Robert Kelly\n <\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/floating-box-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"We help NC State faculty pursue transformative, cutting-edge research through proactive planning, facilitation, proposal development and training.\",\"backgroundColor\":\"gray_600\",\"boxPosition\":\"left\",\"ctaNum\":\"one\",\"useCTA\":false,\"focalPoint\":{\"x\":\"0.66\",\"y\":\"0.50\"},\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/rdo\/files\/2021\/08\/50240214103-C.jpg\",\"imageID\":14087}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-301","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nProposal Development Unit - 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