Office of Research & Creative Practice

The CFA Office of Research & Creative Practice holistically supports, encourages and cultivates a vibrant research community within the college. We are here to help turn your bold thinking, unbridled creativity and trailblazing research ideas into concrete projects. The team supports faculty with grant seeking, grant writing, collaboration and community with fellow CFA colleagues and others at Carnegie Mellon. Our staff will work with you to obtain funding during the initial idea and proposal stage and will be there for you through project implementation, completion and reporting. The sponsored project landscape is not often a "straight line." We are here to help you to navigate every twist and turn that you may encounter. Contact us to get started.

The Office also represents the College of Fine Arts in the university research committee; oversees the annual juried Fund for Research & Creativity competition; provides education through the Grant Development Award and lunch-and-learns; and supports collaboration and community through faculty research mixers and other events.

For general inquiries, please reach out to cfa-rcp@andrew.cmu.edu.

Flow Chart of Proposal Process

Forms of Sponsored Engagement

• Sponsored Research
• Study Agreements
• Educational Projects
• Other Sponsored Projects, including funded agreements to support hosting conferences and workshops
• Executive Education
• Gifts (handled through University Advancement)

With the exception of gifts, SPO is your first stop for any form of sponsored engagement. For federal sponsors, everything is handled within our office. When corporate or foundation sponsors are involved, we work closely with Aaron Martin, Associate Director, Institutional Partnerships to coordinate efforts.