Services Offered by the Office for Research
Research Opportunities
Commercialization
Research Travel Resources
Other Research Resources
- Proposal Writing Workshops
- Statistical Collaboration and Consulting From LISA
- Support for Sponsored Proposal Time for Research Faculty
Development Opportunities
Research education opportunities are available, covering research topics such as sponsored research, licensing, export control, and research compliance.
Sponsored Research
The Office of Sponsored Programs strives to be true to its mission of providing outstanding service to the faculty and staff in their pursuit and administration of external funding. The office provides full service throughout the lifecycle of a project, from preliminary budget review to award closeout.
Licensing
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties' goal is to pursue innovative strategies to help translate scientific progress into tangible products, while returning income to the inventor and Virginia Tech to support further research and education.
Research Compliance
The Office of Research Compliance provides professional administrative and support staff to oversee university community compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines associated with research and teaching at Virginia Tech.
Export and Secure Research Compliance
The Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance (OESRC) supports Virginia Tech's commitment to complying with U.S. laws and regulations applicable to export and trade sanctions.
Upcoming Professional Development Workshops
Online Sessions Archive
Topics including finding funding, proposal development, export controls, and interdisciplinary research, and more.
Programs and Offerings
Information Channels
Undergrad Research Stories
Features highlights from undergraduate student research with reflections from the student researchers themselves.
Commission on Research
The commission's charge is to study, formulate, and recommend to University Council policies and procedures concerning research.
Virginia Tech Research Magazine
Features research, scholarship, and creative works of faculty, staff, and students.
Publications
Communication is a vital part of improving our proccesses and providing support to our constituents. We offer a variety of methods for reaching us:
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Staff Contacts
By Mail or Phone
Address
Office of the Vice President for Research
301 Burruss Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0244
Phone: (540)231-6077
Scholar of the Week
Upcoming Limited Submission Deadlines
- March 05 — Archiving and Discovering of Data and Metadata Generated through Projects Funded by the NSF Arctic Sciences Section (NSF 15-543)
- March 05 — Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network (UG1) (RFA-HD-16-019)
- March 05 — Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network (UG1) (RFA-HD-16-020)
- March 05 — Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR): Coordinating Center (U24) (RFA-ES-15-011)
- March 05 — Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR): Data Repository, Analysis and Science Center (U2C) (RFA-ES-15-010)
- March 05 — Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR): National Exposure Assessment Laboratory Network (U2C) (RFA-ES-15-009)
- March 12 — High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10) (PAR-15-118)
- March 18 — A-21 Grant Program for New Positions
- March 19 — Food Protection Task Force Conference (R13) (PAR-13-200)
- April 02 — MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34) (PAR-13-205 )
- April 02 — Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20) ( PAR-13-219)
- April 16 — Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) (NSF 14-506)
- April 30 — Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) (NSF 15-526)
- May 07 — Bridges to Baccalaureate Program (R25) (PAR-13-333 )
- May 14 — NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30) (RFA-AR-16-002 )
- May 21 — Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) (NSF 13-569)
- May 21 — NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30) (RFA-AR-16-002 )
- June 11 — Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training for a Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Workforce (T32) (PAR-15-102)
- June 25 — ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) - IT Catalyst (NSF 14-573)
- July 23 — ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) - Institutional Transformation (NSF 14-573)
