Welcome to ORA
The Office of Research Advancement (ORA) is committed to advancing the research enterprise by significantly increasing the pursuit of large-scale, sponsored research opportunities by faculty and staff researchers. In alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision for an emerging research university, the ORA is dedicated to providing strategic as well as broader grant-seeking services, nurturing faculty research engagement and advancement activities by facilitating partnerships with federal agencies and institutions at regional and global levels.
Proposal Notification Form
Formerly Intent to Submit
Research & Innovation News Stories
Special Message from Vice President Magesh Rajan
In a historic moment for Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp officially announced the institution has been selected as the first Historically Black College or University to lead a $40 million University Transportation Center.
Services Provided by ORA
- Matching researchers’ expertise with funding opportunities
- Seminars and workshops on proposal preparation and submission
- One-on-one session with researchers for proposal writing
- Discussion of proposal reviews
- Reviewing and editing of proposal resubmissions
- Funding opportunities for multidisciplinary research groups
- Support for collaborative proposal development with external entities
- Data Blitz to promote inter-disciplinary creative efforts