Mission

The ORSP mission is the provide leadership, information, direction, and technical assistance to MSU faculty, staff and students in their pursuit of excellence in research, public service, and lifelong learning.

Goals

1. Pre Award Administration: To encourage, facilitate, and enhance external grant/contract funding in support of MSU's instructional, research, and public service mission. 

2. Research Integrity and Compliance: To ensure compliance with all federal, state, university, and agency regulations and laws regarding the responsible conduct of research (e.g., conflict of interest, misconduct in research, etc.), research involving human and animal subjects (e.g., IRB, IACUC), the protection of intellectual property, as well as university representations, certifications, and contractual terms.

 
3. Research Enhancement: To encourage and support the development and maintenance of high quality research, scholarship, and other creative activities of faculty and students to enhance the academic and intellectual culture of the University.

Services

Pre Award

The Pre-Award unit within ORSP provides a wide variety of specific services to assist all faculty and staff with external funding, including but not limited to:

• Faculty and staff consultations

• Funding source identifications and searches

• Guideline interpretations

• Agency contacts

• Budget development

• Proposal forms preparation

• Proposal review and approval routing (this includes critiquing narratives)

• Proposal submission (electronic and hardcopy)

• Post award budgets, contracts, and account set-up notification

• Troubleshooting with PIs, agencies, on-campus departments

• Education and training workshops

• Quarterly and annual reports of external grant/contract activity

• Annual report of earned Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs

Research Integrity and Compliance

The Research Integrity & Compliance unit within ORSP offers a wide variety of services that aid in research compliance and a smooth transition to post-award work, including, but not limited to:

• Award notifications

• Contract review and approvals

• Agency contract negotiations

• Subcontract development and review

• Liaison with Accounting & Fiscal Services, Human Resources, Payroll, and Support Services

• Progress report submissions

• Oversight of Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects

• Oversight of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

• Oversight of Intellectual Property Committee

• Oversight of Research Misconduct Committee

• Oversight of Conflict of Interest Committee

Research Enhancement

ORSP offers a number of programs to encourage and facilitate faculty and student research, scholarship, and other creative activities. These programs include:

For Faculty:

• Research and Creative Productions Grants (up to $5,000) - administered by the University Research and Creative Productions Committee

• Research and Creative Productions Summer Fellowships ($5,000) - administered by the University Research and Creative Productions Committee

• Grants Cash Match Fund

• F&A Reimbursement Incentive Fund

• Start-up grants for new faculty

For Students:

• Undergraduate Research Fellows Program

• Student Research Travel Awards

• Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship