Strategic Goals

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1. Large Scale Proposals

  1. Pursuing and obtaining funding for large scale, complex proposals
  2. Providing proposal support in areas of strategic importance to the University
    1. enhancing research growth
    2. facilitating interdisciplinary research
    3. promoting the utilization of university resources
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2. Talent Acquisition and Talent Retention

  1. Faculty
  2. Postdoctoral fellowships
  3. Staff
  4. Graduate students
  5. Undergraduate students
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3. Bolster the Research Enterprise

  1. Increasing and Broadening Research Funding (e.g., Federal, State, and International grants, private sector/industry, foundations, and philanthropy)
  2. Developing innovative dissemination initiatives to communicate research and define deliverables
  3. Expanding research development programs and services
  4. Increasing patent applications and intellectual property commercialization
  5. Providing support for start-up companies with FAU as a partner