The Yale Office of Research Development (YRD) helps faculty and
teams navigate the federal funding landscape, develop competitive proposals,
and strengthen Yale’s position in an increasingly competitive research environment.
YRD helps faculty and research teams identify strategic funding opportunities, assess fit, understand funder priorities, and position ideas for competitive submission.
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YRD supports complex, collaborative, center-scale, and high-priority proposals through early planning, structured coordination, and strategic review.
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YRD helps faculty and research teams build connections, develop collaborative concepts, engage partners, and prepare for strategic funding opportunities.
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Learn when to engage YRD, what support we provide, and how we collaborate with FRMS/YPAT and OSP across the proposal process.
Every scientific breakthrough at Yale begins with an idea and the strategy to make it fundable. Behind each major research success lies a challenge: how to transform a bold vision into a winning proposal in an increasingly competitive funding landscape.
That’s where the Yale Office of Research Development (YRD) comes in.
Established in November 2023, YRD partners with faculty to pursue the university’s most ambitious, high-impact awards — those that can reshape disciplines, build research infrastructure, and accelerate discovery across campus.
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