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UNC’s headquarters for transformative education through research, scholarship and creative works.
Don't Miss: NSF Funding Webinars
Recordings of two new webinars on National Science Foundation (NSF) funding and submissions are now available to stream or download.
Transformative Education
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) promotes research, scholarship and creative works. We help UNC students, faculty and staff reach for meaningful discoveries, critical innovations and real-life impacts that benefit our communities and environments.
We help you:
- Conduct ethical and responsible research
- Develop proposals
- Secure internal and external funding
- Submit documentation to review boards
NSF ADVANCE Award
Jieun Lee, Ph.D.
Groundbreaking Initiative
Associate Professor of Geography, GIS & Sustainability is principal investigator on a 3-year, $1 million initiative to support women born in different countries who teach geography and geospatial sciences.
NIH Grant
Tyler Engstrom & Andrea James
Eye Development
Physics and biology professors awarded a $413,920 grant for their interdisciplinary project on treatment and prevention of colobomas, foveal hypoplasia and other developmental diseases of the eye.
NIH Grant
Yuyan Han & Nicholas Pullen
Fatty Liver Disease
Biology faculty receive $378,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of cannabinoids on diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
What We Do
Ensuring the highest standards across the university
Strategic activities to attract extramural funding
Acquiring and managing external funding for research and creative activities
Supporting undergraduate and graduate students
Supporting UNC faculty and staff
People, reports, statistics, councils, committees and boards
What Will Your Story Be?
From Poison to Panacea
Biologist Steve Mackessy and his research team are analyzing the biochemistry of snake venom to improve human health.
Better Typeface = Better Learning?
Student research examines the impact of typeface on mathematics learning and performance.
Mural in Skinner Music Library
Tackling Social Issues with Data Science
Graduate student explores how machine learning can improve testing protocols and health-related decision making.
Connect with ORSP
Research & Sponsored Programs
UNC’s headquarters for transformative education through research, scholarship and creative works.
- orsp@unco.edu
- 970-351-1907
- Carter Hall 2008
Who Do I Call?
Pre-Award Administration
Pamela Keener
970-351-4388
Proposal submissions, budgets and submission deadlines/timelines.
Post-Award Administration
Marylu Smith-Dischner
970-351-1907
marylu.smith-dischner@unco.edu
Post-Award Grant and Contract Administrator
IRB
Laura Martin
970-351-4313
Research integrity and compliance, including responsible conduct and research misconduct
Professional Development
Jieun Lee
(970) 351-2259
Faculty professional development associated with applying for external funding.
Protection of Animal Subjects
Tim Stitt
970-351-2842
Animal Research Facility Manager
Not seeing what you need?
Please call 970-351-1907 or email us. See current contact info under About Us. Here is the ORSP Organization Chart.