Research Support

Getting Started

If you have recently arrived at Washington University and want to get started on research in Arts & Sciences, please make note of the following websites:

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR)
The OVCR offers resources for identifying funding sources, research analytics, and university research announcements.

Core Facilities
Search and find core faciltiies to help with your research.

WashU ONE
ONE is a portal that connects you to systems and services across WashU. Think of it as an app store for university systems and services.

Compliance

Required Training

Learn@Work
Learn @ work is consolidated, streamlined, personalized training experience for the WashU community. Everyone must complete:

Personnel Activity Report Training
Code of Conduct
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Financial Conflict of Interest

Working with Chemicals, Lasers, etc.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) will be your partner.
- Talk to your department about your EHS contact specialist and meet with them in person to go over lab set up and needs.
  - If not clear who to work with, you can look up your EHS contact.
  - You can also contact Bradley King in EHS as a backup: kingb@wusm.wustl.edu
Complete EHS Basic Lab Safety Training through Learn@Work
Submit applications for working with hazardous chemicals, infectious agents, etc.

Working with Animals

Meet with your departmental resources.
Submit an animal research protocol.
For more information, visit: Animal Care and Use Guidelines and Training.

Working with Humans

Take the human subjects research training (aka “CITI”).
If applicable, take HIPPA training.
Submit Human Subjects Research Application(s)
Attend an information session with Martha Jones, Director of the Human Research Protection Office (HRPO)

Funding

Finding Internal and External Funding

Humanities Faculty

Visit The Center for the Humanities. The center provides support for innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship for faculty and graduate students.

Social and Physical Sciences Faculty

Meet with your department or area grants management staff to determine departmental resources and guidelines.
Sign up for customized email alerts about grant funding opportunities with different agencies, as well as alerts about internal selections for limited submissions (e.g. only one from each university)
Meet with your departmental representative from Foundation Relations.
Meet with your departmental representative from Corporate Relations.

Developing and Submitting your proposal

Use your faculty mentors and resources in the department.
Meet with your grant staff early and often:
- The science departments each have their own staff.
- Individuals in the Humanities and Education work with Kathy Daniel: mkdaniel@wustl.edu.
- Social Sciences in McMillan Hall work with Amanda Heitkoetter: aheitkoetter@wustl.edu.
- Social Sciences in Siegel Hall work with the Weidenbaum Center (Melinda Warren; warren@wustl.edu).
Grant Writing Resources
Grant Library
Chem portal: Submitting a large grant proposal (log-in required)

Other Resources

Research Gateway  Numerous research-related resources, tools, forms, and applications for Washington University faculty and staff
McMillan Hall Grant Administration Services  (log-in required)
Research and grant support are available to McMillan Hall-based departments and programs. Contact Amanda Heitkoetter for details.
Resources for Graduate Students
An overview of external grant opportunities for graduate students
Office of Undergraduate Research
Promotes and facilitates research by WashU undergraduates.