The mission of the Office of Sponsored Programs is to promote, facilitate and encourage faculty and staff in the pursuit of external funding for projects and activities that serve to enrich the research, educational and creative endeavors at Longwood University. As such, the office serves as an advocate to the campus community for all phases of sponsored program development. In this capacity, OSP provides a comprehensive program of services, resources and strategies for developing project ideas into quality proposals and competitive applications to secure external funds.