Pre-Award Contacts by Department
Each department in LAS is served by specific staff members with pre-award expertise. Your department's designated pre-award expert should be the first point of contact for any researcher contemplating a grant submission. These contacts are responsible for supporting proposal budget preparation and internal submission to the Office of Sponsored Programs and will connect you with other resources if they do not offer additional services themselves. Researchers in the humanities and social sciences should also visit the Office of Social Science Research website for more information.
Please reach out to your pre-award contact with as much lead time as possible, especially if your project has co-PIs or you are unfamiliar with the sponsor.
Pre-award Managers Heading link
| Department | Pre-award Manager | Contact Information | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Biological Sciences | Alejandro Mercado | amerca4@uic.edu; (312) 996-2218 | Director of Grants and Contracts |
| Black Studies | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Chemistry | Marilyn Jurlow | jurlow@uic.edu; (312) 413-0413 | Grants and Contracts Associate |
| Communication | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Criminology, Law, and Justice | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Edna Lynn Fuentes | eriver15@uic.edu; (312) 996-6123 | Assistant to the Head; Business Manager |
| Economics | Jacqueline Maribel Sifuentes | jsifz@uic.edu; (312) 996-2599 | Assistant Director of Budget |
| English | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Gender and Women's Studies | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Global Asian Studies | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Hispanic and Italian Studies | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| History | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Institute for the Humanities | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Learning Sciences Research Institute | Vonna Moss | vonna@uic.edu; (312) 413-7411 | Business Manager |
| Linguistics | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences | Janet York Stone | jlyork@uic.edu; (312) 355-2873 | Director of Research Operations |
| Philosophy | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Physics | Brian Shim | bshim2@uic.edu, (312) 996-5368 | Assistant to the Head (finance) and Business and Administrative Associate |
| Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Political Science | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |
| Psychology | Jennifer Vaisnoras | jvais@uic.edu; (312) 413-9182 | Director of Administrative Operations |
| Sociology | Eve Ali Boles | eali@uic.edu; (312) 996-4408 | Director, Office of Social Science Research |