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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
4,225
Research Awards
Fiscal Year 2023
$929.3
Million
in Research Grants and Sponsored Programs
Fiscal Year 2023
1,598
Number of PIs Receiving Awards
Fiscal Year 2023
$12.7
Million
in Licensing Revenue
Fiscal Year 2023
Research News
A Rutgers researcher has teamed up with a local high school student to build a machine-learning approach for screening current and existing drugs to determine which could potentially become effective treatments for addiction-related disorders.
Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have made a difference in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, are advancing the understanding of how the brain processes rewards and motivates behavior and are tackling life-or-death questions regarding the success of cancer drugs.
The Office for Research celebrates Women’s History Month by highlighting researchers and research leaders from both Rutgers chancellor-led units across Rutgers and the OfR itself. These women set the standard for Rutgers excellence, and they share with us their career paths, inspirations and motivations, and hopes for the future.
As part of our celebration of Black History Month and commitment to our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Office for Research is highlighting three members of its incredible team who represent key areas of the services we offer to our community of researchers as part of our mission to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of ALL Rutgers faculty. Malica Dock, Tunisia Lipford, and Vivian Thomas-McClain tell the story of their professional journeys, including their experiences, achievements, mentors, and what inspires them.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, announced a historic, transformative open-access partnership with Elsevier, a global leader in information, scientific research, and analytics. The five-year arrangement managed by the Rutgers University Libraries (RUL) will provide the Rutgers community with read access to over 4,600 journals, 1,400 of which are fully open access.
AT&T and Verizon will head a diverse consortium of U.S. carriers, foreign carriers, universities and equipment suppliers with a goal of catalyzing the global adoption of interoperable infrastructure in wireless networks.
Research findings will help inform Black and Hispanic communities about the proposed FDA ban on menthol cigarettes.
The research effort will enroll 500 participants during pregnancy and follow infants into childhood.
Concerns about global warming kicked into high gear for Aryan Gurusamy as plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires cloaked the Northeast. Now he and a fellow first-year student are competing for a $10,000 prize for a startup to address carbon emissions.