{"id":8457,"date":"2025-06-10T09:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/?page_id=8457"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:01:17","slug":"prepare-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/prepare-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a{margin-top:-20px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a{background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(8,46,88) 47%,rgb(65,118,161) 93%);}.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9940_5b8993-1a alignfull kt-row-has-bg um-UMBHBannerContactFooter wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9940_e09d3f-cb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9940_4f385a-d3 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9940_36c47e-fc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21\"]{max-width:2000px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9940_a7791e-21\" data-aos=\"fade-left\"><span style=\"font-family: stratum-1-web;font-weight:900\">Quick Access Resources<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:25px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9940_c6059a-fa alignnone um-UMBHBlueButtonSet wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-two-grid kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9940_155b22-19{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9940_155b22-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9940_155b22-19\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns9940_5dab51-b9\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#e5f0f9;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn9940_af0a4e-b1 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/pars.research.maine.edu\/pars\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>PARS<\/strong><br><strong>(Proposal Approval Routing System)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9940_b7c158-d5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns9940_63e9e0-6d\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#e5f0f9;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_933426-81.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn9940_933426-81 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.research.maine.edu\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Dashboard<\/strong><br>(Research <strong>reporting Dashboard<\/strong>)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9940_ca5dd8-33\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns9940_3fb931-2d\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:700;text-transform:capitalize;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#e5f0f9;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #ffffff;border-right:5px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #ffffff;border-left:5px solid #ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9940_4a4669-32.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn9940_4a4669-32 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/ora-navigator\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">ORA NAVIGATOR<br>(OFFICIAL FAQBot)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id10300_ebee49-a1 alignfull kt-row-has-bg um-UMBHBannerFeatureWithButton wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:0px;}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_2652ef-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_2652ef-58\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id10300_63c5ec-76 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24{position:relative;}.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column10300_758f0b-24:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_758f0b-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_758f0b-24\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:1160px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id10300_b8a41b-0f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-5-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_9e779a-5c kb-section-dir-vertical\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_186d3a-7e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box10300_6472a9-07 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/prepare-to-apply\/\" aria-label=\"Prepare to Apply\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3.png\" alt=\"Prepare to Apply\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3.png 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-apply-6055869-FFFFFF-3-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Prepare to Apply<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_4a2723-3d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_1c2fda-55\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box10300_3d00df-a0 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/develop-a-proposal\/\" aria-label=\"Develop a Proposal\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF.png\" alt=\"Develop a Proposal\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF.png 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-implementation-5477526-FFFFFF-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Develop a Proposal<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_77aa44-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_77aa44-66\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_735b60-73{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_735b60-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_735b60-73\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box10300_3b7c1f-6a um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/submit-a-proposal\/\" aria-label=\"Submit a Proposal\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF.png\" alt=\"Submit a Proposal\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF.png 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-submission-7538632-FFFFFF-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Submit a Proposal<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_a679a6-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_a679a6-67\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_509142-e5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_509142-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_509142-e5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box10300_1c94df-f4 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/after-you-submit\/\" aria-label=\"After You Submit\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF.png\" alt=\"After You Submit\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF.png 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-patience-5995827-FFFFFF-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">After You Submit<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_48a8ed-ae\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10300_876474-ec{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10300_876474-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10300_876474-ec\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box10300_ba520d-b6 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/electronic-systems\/\" aria-label=\"Electronic Systems\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF.png\" alt=\"Electronics Systems (Portals)\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF.png 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-storage-5371915-FFFFFF-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Electronic Systems (Portals)<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8457_4018c5-84 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_5d3c50-a7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:60px;padding-right:170px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:170px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:45px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8457_dd13cb-1b alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_bf1c26-28\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9f265e8daa70ab4cee6a4e19cb341d2a\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Prepare to Apply<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparing a research proposal involves several important steps, deadlines, and requirements &#8211; explore below for a helpful overview and click on the buttons for &#8220;Essential Steps for Preparing a Proposal&#8221; and &#8220;University of Maine Proposal Timeline Policy&#8221; to view more specific guidance and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8457_f98101-9f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_5c5fe0-a1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_e935d8-b3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3{margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns8457_3c5ddd-e3 um-UMBHBlueButton\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#79bde8;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;margin-bottom:20px;box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 1px rgba(8, 46, 88, 0.5);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#082e58;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn8457_cfa99f-f7 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/prepare-to-apply\/essential-steps-for-preparing-a-proposal\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Essential Steps for Preparing a Proposal<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_b50056-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_b50056-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8457_e21752-91 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_bde8a2-5d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns8457_bb8060-1f .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_bb8060-1f, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_bb8060-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_bb8060-1f, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_bb8060-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f{margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns8457_bb8060-1f um-UMBHBlueButton\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#79bde8;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;margin-bottom:20px;box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 1px rgba(8, 46, 88, 0.5);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#082e58;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn8457_80ab1b-ed kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/prepare-to-apply\/proposal-timeline-policy\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>University of Maine Proposal Timeline Policy<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8457_3b367f-e3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns8457_f57104-5d .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_f57104-5d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_f57104-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_f57104-5d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns8457_f57104-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d{margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns8457_f57104-5d{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns8457_f57104-5d um-UMBHBlueButton\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#79bde8;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;margin-bottom:20px;box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 1px rgba(8, 46, 88, 0.5);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#082e58;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn8457_0a0a76-2e kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/proposals\/prepare-to-apply\/subaward-proposal-preparation-and-submission\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Subaward Preparation and Submission<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f18ea686f8fa152250802bbc54c0ffca\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(360deg,rgb(241,178,91) 0%,rgb(250,244,236) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Start Early<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing a funding opportunity that aligns with your area of expertise, career stage, and the research priorities of your department and university is essential. Beginning the process early allows you to thoroughly explore potential funding agencies and gain a clear understanding of their application requirements and procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-58be48c1379e42d7a7c651715c2998bd\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(360deg,rgb(241,178,91) 0%,rgb(250,244,236) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Plan Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After identifying a suitable funding opportunity, the next step is to define the scope of work and estimate the costs involved in executing the project or program. It\u2019s important to develop a timeline that allows sufficient time to plan, consult with collaborators, gather cost estimates, draft the proposal, and revise it through multiple rounds of feedback and editing until a final version is complete. While you are not required to, the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-development\/\"><strong>Office of Research Development (ORD)<\/strong><\/a> is available to support you throughout the process. Their team offers expertise in identifying funding opportunities, refining proposal narratives, coordinating team science efforts, and enhancing the overall competitiveness of submissions. You are encouraged to reach out for guidance if and when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cef6ea500210b01f8e4af08e67a6a42f\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(360deg,rgb(241,178,91) 0%,rgb(250,244,236) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Be Organized<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When preparing a proposal, it\u2019s important to build in as much time as possible to accommodate unexpected delays or last-minute changes. The University of Maine has a structured internal review timeline for all proposals. Final proposal materials must be submitted to the Office of Research Administration (ORA) three full business days before the sponsor\u2019s deadline for compliance and institutional review. To meet this requirement, it&#8217;s recommended that principal investigators begin developing the budget with ORA at least 15 business days prior to the submission deadline. Although it\u2019s not mandatory, submitting your proposal to the sponsor ahead of the official deadline is strongly advised to help avoid technical issues or submission errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a5f54256e4c6e0c3b92eabb158930b45\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(360deg,rgb(241,178,91) 0%,rgb(250,244,236) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal (NOI) serves as the official notification to the University of Maine\u2019s Office of Research Administration (ORA) that a Principal Investigator plans to submit a proposal. An NOI is required not only when UMaine is the lead institution on a proposal, but also when it is participating as a subawardee through another institution or when a sponsor is providing new funding to an existing UMaine project. <strong>The NOI should be submitted through the Proposal Approval Routing System (PARS) at least fifteen business days prior to the sponsor\u2019s submission deadline<\/strong>. While the NOI is not a formal commitment, it enables ORA to plan effectively, identify any special requirements\u2014such as cost sharing, subawards, or limited submission restrictions\u2014and ensure timely administrative support throughout the proposal development process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e5f0f9\">Should you have any questions or require further assistance at any stage of the proposal submission process, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Office of Research Administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/staff\/#proposalstaff\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/staff\/#proposalstaff\"><strong>Pre-Award staff<\/strong><\/a>. General proposal-related inquiries can be directed by email to <strong><a href=\"mailto:proposals@maine.edu\">proposals@maine.edu<\/a><\/strong>. We are here to support you and ensure the success of your proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 99%);}.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7618_a97189-02 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7618_36dd71-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7618_be974c-60 alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:0px;}.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7618_699891-77{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7618_699891-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7618_699891-77\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>News &amp; Updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-7618_7d3c43-f3 .entry.loop-entry .entry-header .entry-title{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);line-height:25px;}.kb-posts-id-7618_7d3c43-f3 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-7618_7d3c43-f3 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-10222 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-updateguidelinespolicy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/category\/updateguidelinespolicy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Guidelines\/Policy Update<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/2026\/02\/10\/update-national-science-foundation-policy-update-nsf-pappg-24-1-supplement-2-effective-january-22-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UPDATE: National Science Foundation Policy Update (NSF PAPPG 24-1 Supplement 2) &#8211; Effective January 22, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-10T11:21:48-05:00\">February 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-10T11:21:49-05:00\">February 10, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-10096 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-updateguidelinespolicy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/category\/updateguidelinespolicy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Guidelines\/Policy Update<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/2026\/01\/16\/update-nasa-updates-grant-cooperative-agreement-terms-and-conditions-gcat-effective-immediately\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UPDATE: NASA Updates Grant &amp; Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions (GCAT) &#8211; Effective Immediately<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T08:15:20-05:00\">January 16, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-18T11:21:47-05:00\">February 18, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-9824 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-websiteupdate\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/category\/websiteupdate\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Website Update<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/2025\/10\/22\/introducing-ora-navigator-find-answers-faster\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Introducing &#8220;ORA Navigator&#8221;: Find Answers Faster<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-22T11:51:51-04:00\">October 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-22T11:51:52-04:00\">October 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:15px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9951_eef455-19 alignfull kt-row-has-bg um-UMBHBannerFeatureWithButton wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_860142-dc{position:relative;}.kadence-column9951_860142-dc, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column9951_860142-dc:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_860142-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_860142-dc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9951_9919d3-d4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_31d393-08{position:relative;}.kadence-column9951_31d393-08, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column9951_31d393-08:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_31d393-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_31d393-08\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 4 )\/5)))minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 4 )\/5)))minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 4 )\/5)))minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 4 )\/5)))minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 4 )\/5)));}.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9951_cfbe89-b1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-5-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_b73f83-fb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_23016f-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_23016f-c0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_1139f1-ba\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_a3a6a7-b9 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-development\/\" aria-label=\"Office of Research Development\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3.png\" alt=\"Office of Research Development\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lightbulb-3-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Office of Research Development<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_7d3165-52 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_7d3165-52\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_18847f-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_18847f-c5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_181a0c-7a um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/\" aria-label=\"Office of Research Compliance\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice.png\" alt=\"Office of Research Compliance\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/justice-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Office of Research Compliance<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_e9b5fb-80\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_3ef26c-20\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_24d23f-76 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/\" aria-label=\"UMaine Research\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research.png\" alt=\"UMaine Research\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/research-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">UMaine Research<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_33f022-30{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_33f022-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_33f022-30\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_58b870-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_58b870-f4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_04d440-b8 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/ai.umaine.edu\/\" aria-label=\"UMaine AI\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai.png\" alt=\"UMaine AI\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/ai-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">UMaine AI<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_214f10-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_214f10-e4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9951_6da4ce-dd alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-5-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_95fb30-0e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_af9a7c-f2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_060732-d4{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_060732-d4 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/cugr.umaine.edu\/\" aria-label=\"Center for Undergraduate Research\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch.png\" alt=\"Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR)\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/schoolresearch-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Center for UnderGraduate Research (CUGR)<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_e64f35-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_e64f35-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_a92b52-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_a92b52-37\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_f8b6a9-5c um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epscor\/\" aria-label=\"Maine EPSCoR\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse.png\" alt=\"Maine EPSCoR\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/lighthouse-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Maine EPSCoR<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_1e3cbd-e5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_575ec8-a6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_877d3e-d3 um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/ran\/\" aria-label=\"Research Administrators' Network\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF.png\" alt=\"Research Administrators' Network\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF.png 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/06\/noun-engineering-7879237-FFFFFF-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Research AdministratorS&#8217; Network<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_ac2c1d-8d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_d46aef-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_d46aef-33\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#e5f0f9;max-width:300px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:512px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:#f1b25b;border-color:#f1b25b;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:stratum-1-web;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0c598e;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{min-height:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#003263;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-right:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-bottom:3px solid #e5f0f9;border-left:3px solid #e5f0f9;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9951_4e8b65-6a um-UMSingleBlueAccentIcon\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/\" aria-label=\"Student Symposium\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study.png\" alt=\"Student Symposium\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study.png 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2025\/05\/study-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Student Symposium<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9951_d123d3-cf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepare to Apply Preparing a research proposal involves several important steps, deadlines, and requirements &#8211; explore below for a helpful overview and click on the buttons for &#8220;Essential Steps for Preparing a Proposal&#8221; and &#8220;University of Maine Proposal Timeline Policy&#8221; to view more specific guidance and policy. Start Early Choosing a funding opportunity that aligns [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2511,"featured_media":0,"parent":7444,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Prepare to Apply | ORA | UMaine","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn how to prepare a research proposal at UMaine. Guidance on timelines, the Notice of Intent (NOI), and internal review deadlines.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8457","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"abugbee","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/author\/abugbee\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8457"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10402,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8457\/revisions\/10402"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}