Office of Research Services & Sponsored Programs

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) facilitates faculty research by identifying funding sources, assisting in proposal development, reviewing and endorsing proposals, negotiating agreements, accepting and authorizing awards, interpreting guidelines with agency and University policies; and providing oversight and support to all areas of research compliance (including human subjects, animals, biohazards and export control). 

U.S. Mailing Address:  The University of Akron  Office of Research Administration  Akron, OH 44325-2102

Street Address:  225 S. Main Street  Akron, OH 44300

Campus Location:  Polsky Building- Suite 284  Phone: (330)972-7666   Fax:  (330)972-4850

What's New?

NEH 2014 Summer Stipend Program Limited Submission Deadline: August 16th! 

The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Program, for summer 2014, application process is underway.  See UA's NEH Summer Stipend Application Procedure and UA's NEH Summer Stipend Application form.  

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Read Dr. Cushing's Presentation about NSF!

In November 2012, Dr. Bruce Cushing, who is currently serving as a Program Director in the Behavioral Systems Cluster at NSF, came back to UA for a visit.  His presentation to the faculty covered the granting mechanisms and the new annual cycle in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS).  Click here to read his presentation.

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Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Policy for Investigators Participating in PHS/NIH Funded Research

In August 2011, PHS issued revised regulations on Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Reserach for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought and  Responsible Prospective Contractors.  The regulations are effective as of August 24, 2012.  Click here for more information.

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New Office of Research Administration (ORA) Website In Progress! 

The ORA website is currently under reconstruction.  If you find a broken link email Kathee Evans, ORA webmaster, to report the error and request the document(s) or the link that you need.  Thank you for your patience during our reconstruction!

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GRANT: Grant and Research Administration News Today 

Check out the April 2013 issue of GRANT, the monthly newsletter from the Office of Research Administration.

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NSF Requirement for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows for Training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and Tutorial

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training is mandated by an NSF ruling that became effective January 4, 2010. UA must certify on every proposal submission to NSF that a program is in place and available to students and postdoctoral fellows. To meet this requirement, the university has subscribed to the online RCR training program provided by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). 

Principal Investigators will be responsible for insuring all NSF-funded students and post-docs have taken their training. 

To assist students and post-docs in complying with this NSF mandate for training in RCR, ORSSP is providing a tutorial on navigating the online course that UA is using to meet this requirement. View the pdf tutorial HERE. 

If you have any questions, please contact your ORA Grants Coordinator. 

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Questions? Comments? Click here to email the ORA.