The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at Western Kentucky University is a service unit within the Division of Academic Affairs that assists the faculty and staff at Western in obtaining external funds. We offer assistance across the entire spectrum of sponsored programs activities, from identifying a potential source of funding to reviewing the terms and conditions of awards made to the institution.

Priorities for Sponsored Research

• Environmental and rural health challenges that impact the economy, quality of life, and biodiversity through biotechnology and agriculture.
  
• Transformation and impact of teaching and learning at every educational level, and the impact of new technologies.
  
• Economic development, including partnerships between industry, university and outreach projects to the community. (Broad focus on numerous partnerships that enhance the greater good of society.)
  
• Life span issues. (Interdisciplinary early childhood education, family literacy, geriatrics.)
  
• Globalization and internationalization.

Approved by the Council of Academic Deans on April 25, 2000