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For Faculty & Staff
The Office for Research partners with researchers to provide a pipeline of services and resources to foster innovation, from idea and proposal development to funding and commercialization.
Resources For Each Step of the Research Journey
Our services and staff will support every phase of your research journey. Find forms and documents required to do research at Rutgers, get help developing ideas and proposals, discover funding and commercialization opportunities, manage your sponsored awards, and more.
We provide support to research teams during the post-award research phase, helping faculty and staff manage their sponsored projects in an effective and compliant manner.
Rutgers core facilities play an integral role in our research infrastructure, empowering researchers to break new ground by offering specialized laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, unique instrumentation and shared services.
The Office for Research supports the research community with expert contract management services to grow the University’s research enterprise and establish and strengthen strategic alliances with its sponsors.
We provide support during the pre-award project phase, helping research teams submit high-quality, competitive proposals and getting the most out of their award applications.
Responsible conduct of research is critical for excellence as well as public trust in scientific and other scholarly endeavors. Our team is committed to making sure your research project is conducted ethically and complies with industry standards.
We are dedicated to transforming research at Rutgers into products, services, and partnerships for the public good. Our professional staff will guide your research from proof of concept through patenting, licensing, and commercialization.
Opportunities for Faculty and Staff
Rutgers Research by the Numbers
Fiscal Year 2025
4,290
Research Awards
$993M
in Research Grants and Sponsored Programs
1,602
Number of PIs Receiving Awards
$15M+
in Licensing Revenue
Research News
Scientists at Rutgers University–Newark have developed a first-of-its-kind RNA-based nanotechnology that assembles itself inside living human cells and can be programmed to stop propagation of harmful cells.
Lindsay Shea, a nationally recognized scholar and Medicaid policy expert who helped pioneer new approaches to autism research, has been named director of the Center for State Health Policy (CSHP), a unit of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH).
The FAME (Food, Agriculture, and Marine Ecosystems) afterschool 4-H program at Rutgers is transforming how high school students engage with science by combining in-person, science-in-action tours, interviews with scientists and collaborative video storytelling.
Rutgers Office for Research (OfR) continues to remain at the forefront of technology while staying true to its mission and values with the release of AI in Human Subjects Research: Rutgers Consent Guide.
Rutgers researchers trace how excess protein fuels tumor growth when the liver's detox system is impaired.
Like many schoolchildren, Professor Lacey Hunter was taught that ancient history began in Mesopotamia and ended with the fall of Rome. There were no lessons about the ancient history of Africa, a subject that will be explored at the 46th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series, held on February 21. The event is titled Beyond Time: Ancient Africa, History and the Black Imagination.