Mission

• Enhance the research productivity of the faculty, and facilitate research experiences for students to reduce health disparities, and improve the health related quality of life of the Puerto Rican community.
  
  
• Encourage research excellence, integrity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
  
  

EARDA Office Services

• Sponsor mini pilot projects (yearly competition)

• Facilitate the comunication between the funding agencies and the faculty.

• Coordinate/conduct workshops on grants writing, grants process, proposal development, and scientific publication.

• Disseminate information on funding opportunities

• Assist PIs in finding funding appropriate to their research interests and developmental level

• Assist PIs in the development of proposals with a focus on suitability of funding source and compliance with local and federal guidelines.

• Provide information on federal and institutional research regulations

• Help orient faculty on IRB and IACUC Policies and Procedures for extrauniversity funding.

• Orientation on scientific misconduct, copyrights and patents, conflicts of interests, etc.

• Suggest sources for grant writing and editing assistance