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Do you have a question about sponsored research projects? Check our FAQ's first! Questions answered are related to: preparing to apply for funding, preparing a proposal, policies that impact research, routing a proposal, transferring and managing an award
This guide walks you through bibliometrics and altmetrics to help you define and measure the impact of your scholarly work on the research community and general public. This includes impact factors, journal rankings, citation counts, and how these numbers and more can be used to tell your impact story to APT committees and funders.
Webex is the university's Web conferencing and collaboration platform. Webex includes integrated voice through your computer and on-campus dial-in at x50600. Webex enables faculty, staff, and students to meet with internal and external colleagues over the Internet using multi-party conferencing and screen sharing. WebEx is designed to work on PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets. Webex provides three "centers": 1) Meeting Center - Video conferencing in your personal virtual meeting room or in a scheduled room. 2) Training Center - Lectures, labs and breakout sessions online and 3) Event Center - Large "broadcast" events and webinars Instructors or room "owners" control how others can communicate within the room; modes include: voice, video, presentations, and chat. Proceedings of a WebEx session can be recorded and shared with students within the ELMS course space via a link to the WebEx service.
Need access to high performance computing software? The Deepthought2 cluster has over 100 different software packages available to users, including biojava, espresso, dart, mathematica, modeltest, nwchem, tophat, and more!
Box is a cloud-based storage and collaboration system that provides a Web interface for uploading, downloading, sharing, and discussing files. Box is designed to work on Macs, PCs, smartphones, and tablets, so it gives you access to your files from just about anywhere. Click on the See Also link below to find out more about using your UMD Box account.
The University Libraries' Digital Data Services program provides software development services to the broader communities and partners of the University of Maryland. Services include application development, application hosting and consultation on software engineering practices.
Maryland Student Researchers (MSR) connects undergraduate students with professors seeking assistance with research projects. The MSR program consists of a database that enables professors to post details about their research opportunities, and permits undergraduates to search effectively for opportunities that are a good fit for their interests and qualifications.
The University is committed to ensuring that graduate assistant assignments are productive, enhance student qualifications, meet funding support and workload goals, and are consistent with the educational objectives of the student and his or her program. The specific duties of Graduate Research Assistants (RAs) vary according to the nature of the research project in which they participate and the source of the funding.
The Department of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing can help you navigate the rules and regulations related to purchasing products or services from outside vendors.
Need to conduct a survey for your research project? Develop your surveys online and distribute them by email or web link. Surveys can be anonymous or linked to an individual or tracking number. You must have UMD credentials to create and distribute, but surveys can be completed by anyone with internet access.
When your thesis or dissertation is complete, the Office of the Registrar delivers it to the university's Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM) for online publication. DRUM is an open-access archive that is accessible by everyone. The Office of the Registrar also supplies it to Proquest, who logs, indexes, and publishes them on Digital Dissertations, a nationwide clearinghouse of theses and dissertations, to which the vast majority of US theses and dissertations are submitted.
Before you sign a publishing agreement with a journal or press, consult the experts in the University of Maryland Libraries about your right to reproduce and redistribute your work. We can help you understand your rights and options. We can also provide advice about open-access publishing.
The University of Maryland Libraries can provide advice and assistance on all aspects of copyright and open access. We can help you deal with publishers, use other people's work, and use open licenses such as Creative Commons.
Apply for funds to cover fees associated with open access publishing. The University of Maryland Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund covers article processing charges (APCs) levied by peer-reviewed open access journals. We can also help you assess the reputation and impact of an open-access journal or monograph publisher.
The Division of Research has organized university projects and centers into several key areas and themes to assist researchers in identifying work being done in those areas.
Principal Investigators, Co-Pis and research team members must complete Human Subject Research Training before the Initial Application or Renewal Application can be fully approved. All members of the research community are required to complete the CITI Training Refresher every three years.
ESSR offers a variety of online and classroom-style training sessions on matters related to lab and environmental safety. Also from this page, you can find a list of training requirements, information on developing lab specific training, training videos and pamphlets, and access to individual and departmental training records.
All personnel named on an Animal Study Protocol (ASP), incuding the PI, must complete the initial UMD PI/Animal User training course, as well as a 3-year refresher training. The initial in-person course is an opportunity to interact with the Attending Veterinarian and other DLAR staff, and provides information for enrolling in the Occupational Health program for animal researchers. New ASPs are not approved until all key personnel and the PI have completed this training. Proper animal care and use relies on the PI and all key personnel understanding the federal, local and campus regulations for the use of animals, being aware of campus resources for the support of studies involving animals, and having thorough knowledge of the research plan as described in the ASP. Ensuring that all members of the research team are properly informed helps us maintain the best possible care of the animals used in our research activities, and ensures highest standards of research excellence.
Grants.gov is the federal system for finding and applying for funding opportunities with the federal government. Click the See Also link below to find ORA-sponsored training events on using the grants.gov system.
The University of Maryland engages in strategic partnerships with a variety of external organizations. Research and innovation generated through partnerships between academia, industry and government can help solve national and international challenges and spur economic development.
Facilities and Administrative costs are the indirect costs associated with research, such as buildings, operations and maintenance, libraries, central administration, and department administration. Sponsored research budgets should request full reimbursement of F and A costs.
The University of Maryland's travel policies are intended to facilitate travel and travel arrangements; to provide reimbursement for necessary expenses; and to protect travelers against the risk of loss while simultaneously maintaining the necessary controls for accountability. All travel is to be documented. Pre-approval is required for University of Maryland employee and sponsored visitor out-of-state and international travel. Pre-approval is required for University of Maryland travel which includes an overnight stay, regardless of whether the destination is in-state.
Review the appropriate University and Sponsor policies before making arrangements to travel internationally. Find resources on what questions to ask, what airlines to use to comply with the Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreements, and checking with the Export Compliance Office before conducting international travel.
Planning for how you will share data with reviewers and other researchers is an important part of your data management plan. Learn more about important considerations for data sharing and public access.
A conflict of interest occurs when a member of the University community is in a position to gain personal benefit or financial advantage from their University position, either through outside professional activities or through their actions or decisions at the University.