The College of Sciences (COS) is dedicated to increasing sponsored awards by submitting competitive proposals which adhere to sponsor requirements and UCF policies and procedures. The COS Pre-Award Team is your first point of contact for all proposal preparation activities related to sponsored funding. The team works very closely with the Office of Research (OR) and is your liaison for submitting your competitive proposal.
Contact: COSPreaward@ucf.edu
Monique Gregory
Manager, Contracts and Grants – Pre-Award
Monique is a COS Pre-Award team manager who oversees proposal coordination, development and submission. Monique has over 20 years of combined research experience in Pre and Post-Award administration.
Monique received her bachelor’s in business with a concentration in financial management from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and a master’s in research administration from UCF. She is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) and an alumni of UCF’s prestigious Leadership Enhancement Program.
Gisela Vera
Contracts and Grants Specialist, IV
Gisela started her career as a Research Administrator at UCF in 2015, working at the Office of Research and has over 15 years of experience in Pre and Post Award support to faculty in various educational institutions. She received her Associate in Science in Paralegal Studies, Litigation, from Valencia College, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Inter American University.
Coral Gean Abel
Contracts and Grants Specialist, IV
Coral has 20 years of experience in Research Administration, both in Pre and Post Award support to faculty in various not- for-profit public and private universities. Coral received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and a master’s in business administration from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Jodi Reinhart
Contracts and Grants Specialist, IV
Jodi has 15 years of experience in Research Administration. Previously she was at UCF as a Contracts and Grants Specialist for the Faculty Cluster Initiative and prior to that in both Pre and Post Award support at Iowa State University. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa.