The mission of the Office of Grants Management (OGM) at the American University of Kurdistan (AUK) is to research, acquire, promote, support and administer sponsored research awards. OGM builds partnerships with faculty, staff and students across the lifecycle of an award, to obtain and manage external support for sponsored research, training and educational endeavors.
Working to enable the achievement of excellence in research, OGM:
- Identifies the needs of the research community at AUK.
- Facilitates and enhances partnerships and collaborations between researchers,
sponsors, universities and industry, based on the alignment of interests. - Creates an institutional research administration, infrastructure and processes
that are transparent and uphold integrity in fiscal management. - Ensures that policies and programs advance a culture of innovation, while ensuring
compliance with sponsors’ requirements. - Fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment.