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The Department of Environmental Safety (DES) ensures the safety of research at the University by aiding researchers in assessing and planning for hazards and risks, implementing controls for safety, and completing safety training. Researchers working with chemical or biological materials, radiation, environmental hazards, fire, boats, and researchers with specialized laboratory requirements should contact DES to prepare for research needs.
Researchers should be familiar with several key University Policies, including: Policy on Intellectual Property and Classified and Proprietary Work, Policy on Conflict of Interest, Export Control, roles and responsibilities, financial transactions and reporting, responsible contracting.
A financial conflict of interest (FCOI) disclosure must be submitted along with a proposal to any Public Health Service (PHS) agency, even if there is no FCOI present. The Research Compliance Office provides assistance in completing the disclosures through www.irbnet.org. Researchers should also complete the required CITI program training on conflict of interest.
The CITI program offers courses to UM researchers on Responsible conduct of research (RCR) and Conflict of Interest (COI). RCR training is required for all undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff participating in and supported by funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) or from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Required training on COI can also be completed through the CITI program.
RCR training is required for all undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff participating in and supported by funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) or from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
The IRB approves the initiation of and conducts periodic reviews of research involving human participants. An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee that performs ethical review of proposed research to help assure the protection of the rights and welfare of human participants. Investigators also share the responsibility for protecting human participants. IRB review is required for any project at the University that is engaged in human subjects research by: intervening or interacting with living individuals for research purposes or, obtaining individually identifiable private information for research purposes.
The Office of Technology Commercialization's (OTC) primary purpose is to serve the University's faculty, staff, and students and aid in the technology transfer and commercialization processes. We can help you obtain intellectual property protection, increase your research funding through successful partnerships with business and government, and supplement your income with royalty and licensing revenues. Our interdisciplinary team is here to guide your technology through the often confusing technology transfer cycle.
Search for funding opportunities that fit your project. Search by keyword and register to receive alerts as new funding becomes available. SPINPlus is the funding search database available to UMD faculty, staff and students. Click on the "See Also" link below for the SPIN Instruction Manual on how to create an account, set up standard filters, and maximize searches.
Seed Grant Programs support research and collaboration between the University of Maryland and the co-sponsoring institution. These programs include partnerships with the Smithsonian Institution, the University of Maryland Baltimore, the Future of Information Alliance, the National Cancer Institute, Leidos, and the University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research. Seed grants encourage new teams of investigators to cross institutional and disciplinary boundaries, to enhance established collaborative teams to move to the next level in their research, to establish specific high impact research foci and/or generate preliminary data to support new areas of endeavor and to encourage research that leads to new funding opportunities. Guidelines and forms for Seed Grant Programs can be found on VPR's website.
Browse and apply for open internal and external funding opportunities, including Limited Submissions, Seed Grant Programs, and Tier I and Tier II Faculty Incentive Programs. These funding opportunities are open to UMD faculty and staff.
VPR supports research and scholarly activity of UMD faculty through use of the Designated Research Initiative Fund (DRIF). Guidelines and forms for the Faculty Incentive Program can be found on VPR's website.
Proposals must be routed through Kuali Research in most instances when being submitted through an electronic system and when signature by an Authorized Institutional Official is required. The PI should notify their Contract Administrator as soon as he or she is aware that the proposal is to be submitted. Some electronic systems, such as NSF's FastLane or Research.gov and NIH's eRA Commons require the PI to create accounts before using the system. The completed proposal should be submitted to ORA during the proposal.
The proposal library maintained by the Division of Research contains successful proposals for a variety of sponsors. UMD faculty and staff may request copies of these proposals to use in developing their proposals for sponsored research.
Need help writing your grant proposal? Templates and resources are provided for writing sections of your proposal.
ORA's Quick Reference Guide provides quick and easy to find information on preparing to apply for funding, developing your proposal, acquiring approvals, routing, and formal submission. The QRG can be downloaded in Word or PDF for easy access.
The University of Maryland offers faculty and students a vibrant ecosystem that nurtures and encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.
Data loss can occur at any time as a result of unstable hardware or software, viruses, power surges, or accidents. Protect your research with DIT's data backup service. DIT will configure your backup access according to the data retention and storage management policies you select. Such policies have been engineered with UMD-specific requirements and Disaster Recovery best practices in mind, so you can fully be sure that your backup data is protected, secured and restorable at all times.
Researchers who need dedicated high performance computing resources can contribute to the Deepthought cluster. Contributing researchers purchase the equipment, which then becomes part of the cluster. Your contribution gives your project priority access to the contributed resources. In addition, your project can leverage the additional computing power of the cluster.
Do you need high performance computing for your research project but do not have the funds to purchase equipment? The High Performance Computing Clusters (Deepthought, Deepthought2, and Bluecrab) are available to researchers at the University of Maryland. To access the computing power in these clusters, submit a request and proposal via electronic form to the HPC Allocations and Advisory Committee (AAC). The AAC's role is to foster the use of these HPC resources for research that can make appropriate use of the resources.
Does your research project need access to data storage that allows for growth and worry-free management and security at a competitive price? Many times researchers resort to storing critical, unique data on the cheapest data storage device that offers the capacity they need but with little or no technical support. Consequently, research time and resources are diverted to managing storage hardware. With redundant, enterprise-level hardware, comprehensive support and competitive pricing of our Networked Storage Service, the Division of IT provides this valuable service to university researchers.
Access University licensed and discounted software packages such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Matlab, Oracle, Visual Studio, SharePoint and more!
Interested in buying a new computer or software package at a discounted price here on campus? How about a new iPad or iPod? Well, you're in luck. The Terrapin Technology Store is open, and is operated by the Division of Information Technology as a service to University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff.
The Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM) collects, preserves, and provides public access to the scholarly output of the university. Faculty and researchers can upload documents, data, code, and other research products for rapid dissemination, global visibility and impact, and long-term preservation. You can track views and downloads of your research, and everything in DRUM is indexed by Google and Google Scholar. You receive a permanent DOI for your items, making it easy for other researchers to cite your work. Depositing research in DRUM can help you satisfy data management and sharing requirements from the NSF, NIH, and other funding agencies and journals.
The budget serves to identify the cost of the project to the sponsor. The budget also serves as a further measure of the Principal Investigator's capabilities since there must be a reasonable correlation between the project as described and the Principal Investigator's assessment of the various cost elements. This page includes templates for developing your budget and budget justification, as well as resources to help you estimate direct and indirect costs.
ORA offers training on using Kuali Research (KR) to find information about sponsored research awards and proposals. ORA also offers training on KR data, using Reports.umd.edu, and developing and submitting proposals using various electronic systems.