What is Cayuse?

Cayuse is a cloud-based web application for submission of Sponsored Projects. It is used in proposal preparation, routing, and submission of grants, as well as award management. Rice faculty and staff can log in to Cayuse using NetID and password, however, if you are new to Rice or are a Rice student, please submit New User Request form to gain access.

Cayuse Research Suite is consist of following modules:

  • Cayuse SP: Sponsored project lifecycle management from proposal creation to award close-out
  • Cayuse 424: Web-based system with a direct portal to Grants.gov that provides grant proposal submission
  • Cayuse IRB: Electronic System for IRB Protocol submissions