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Find information and relevant policies on disclosing financial interests and professional outside activities and managing conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment in research.

Housed within the Office of Research and Innovation, the Research Development Office manages research infrastructure for NC State and related services, including the identification, management and support of research funding opportunities, assisting faculty with planning and development of large interdisciplinary proposals via the Proposal Development Unit, as well as the oversight of Centers and Institutes and other units focused on interdisciplinary research, instruction and public service.

The Research Education Intranet includes educational information for faculty members that covers research e-learning, the Faculty Orientation Guide to Research at NC State, AALAS Learning Library, CITI federal compliance training, data management planning, proposal development unit intranet, and a research development and grantwriting newsletter.

Facilities and administrative (FandA) rates general information covers current cost rates, the full rate agreement signature date, policies, determining direct vs. FandA costs, a guide on how to apply the correct FandA rate, and the university fringe benefit charge.

The Office of Research and Innovation intranet maintains a list of external funding opportunities from private and corporate foundations.

Find information related to responsible conduct of research and research misconduct.

The Research Leadership Academy was established in FY2016 to promote a culture of research leadership at NC State. It complements two other groups honoring NC State faculty, the Academy of Outstanding Teachers, managed by the Office of Faculty Development, and the Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension, managed by the Office of Outreach and Engagement

The Research Operations Council (ROC) provides leadership at the college and university level for NC State research endeavors. The council’s monthly meeting agenda is set by the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation. Members include the associate dean for research (or comparable chief research officer) from each college, the Vice Chancellor’s senior staff and the University Research Committee’s chair.

The Office of Partnerships and Economic Development provides information on how to start, facilitate and/or manage a research partnership with a company; connections to potential industry partners for purposes of funding research, recruiting, speaking opportunities and more.

Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services offers budgeting guidelines with resources that include: uniform guidance, budget templates, conference/workshop food, consultants and subawards, cost sharing, equipment, fringe benefits, indirect costs, materials/supplies, other direct costs, participant support, salaries, travel and tuition.

A brief listing of helpful research resources curated by the Office for Faculty Excellence.

Each research grant awarded on or after July 1, 2016 is eligible to utilize 1 terabyte of storage space on OIT’s Research Storage system.

The Research Support Council (RSC) is the research administration staff component of the Vice Chancellor’s research committees. Representatives from the Office of Research and Innovation’s SPARCS, Finance’s Contracts and Grants, college research offices, departments, and centers and institutes communicate and clarify external and internal research policy and work to address research education needs.

Find links to services and support for researchers from the NCSU Libraries including: collections, citation management, grants and funding, measuring research impact, open research, publishing and copyright, data management, finding data and visualization.

MyPack Portal provides NC State faculty with access to Human Resources Systems (HR), and Financial Systems (FIN). This site requires a Unity ID and password for login.