Other researchers:  Explore VCU Research (EVR)
Use this system to find collaborators for your VCU research, consult with experts outside your field, maintain your own researcher profile linked to your Orchid ID.

Community Partners: Community-Engaged Research Partners

Library research hub:  Library guides, research consultation and classes

Shared equipment: Core laboratories and Instrumentation Database

VCU Research Institutes and Centers

On this page, you will find the primary research regulatory compliance committees responsible for assuring funding agencies and the public that VCU research is conducted in accordance with the highest standards of quality/safety, efficiency, and compliance.  Information includes resources, requirements, training, and submission/management system access for:

Animal research: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Human research: Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Laboratory research: Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC)

Ancillary reviews: The following review groups provide a specific review upon which the above primary review committees rely:

• • Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) Institutional Review Entity
  • Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
  • Financial Conflict of Interest Committee (FCOI)
  • Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
  • Data Management and Security
  • Data Sharing Plans (see Nina Exner’s material on library) - NIH, NSF, other federal agencies?

VCU Research Administration Management Systems (RAMS): Boilerplate language

All about intellectual property

Details coming.

NSF Data Science Corps solicitation is live.

The objective of the Data Science Corps program is to help build a strong national data science infrastructure and workforce. The Data Science Corps program seeks to engage data science students in real-world data science implementation projects. This engagement will help bridge the data-to-knowledge gap in organizations and communities at all levels, including local, state, and national, and will empower better use of data for more effective decision making. Data Science Corps participants will be able to sharpen their skills in data science by working on real-world projects focused on specific community needs, including rural communities, urban communities, academia, industry, or government. This partnership between communities and data scientists will serve the nation by helping produce a workforce-ready cohort of data scientists and technologists, who have experience with data science in action in real-world settings. The program welcomes proposals that seek to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education.

This solicitation prompts the community to respond to one or more mechanisms by which to provide students with data science education and training, including in data science issues related to knowledge representation and creation and use of knowledge graphs. The solicitation supports opportunities for undergraduates (including students from community colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, other emerging research institutions as defined in the CHIPS and Science Act, and institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions), and grade 6-12 teachers and students.

Up to $10,000,000 is expected to be available, subject to availability of funds. Awards will typically be in the range of $800,000 to $1,200,000 for a duration of three years.

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Call for Letters of Inquiry for the Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduation Education initiative at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and to ask that you please share with your networks. Grants awarded through this Call will support institutional pathways from undergraduate programs at Minority Serving Institutions to STEM master’s and doctoral degree programs in astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, Earth sciences, economics, engineering, marine science, mathematics, physics, and statistics.

The deadline for Letters of Inquiry is July 1, 2024.

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NSF STEM Education CAREER Award Workshop for Early Career Faculty | Wednesday May 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern time via Zoom

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented populations, and persons with disabilities to apply. 

EVENT: The workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for STEM Education. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and outcomes of past CAREER awardees, and for participants to interact with other applicants, former awardees, and NSF program officers.  

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:  Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements as of the annual submission deadline:

• Hold a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF;
• Be engaged in research in an area of science, engineering, or education supported by NSF;
• Hold at least a 50% tenure-track (or tenure-track-equivalent) position as an assistant professor (or equivalent title);
• Be untenured; and
• Have not previously received a CAREER award. (Prior or concurrent Federal support for other types of awards for non-duplicative research does not preclude eligibility.)
• Detailed information on program eligibility generally can be found here.

RSVP: Pre-registration is required for this event. The link to pre-register is here. A Zoom meeting link and password will be sent to you after your registration is confirmed. 

MORE INFORMATION: Additional details about the workshop, agenda and opportunity to meet with NSF program officers can be found here.  

EDU-specific guidance regarding CAREER applications can be found here. 

Details coming.

Details coming.