Office for Research
The Office for Research is the main steward of Northwestern’s research enterprise. Its many units provide a variety of services to faculty.
Research Resources
Many offices at Northwestern support faculty research, from assisting with grant proposals to ensuring laboratory safety.
Conducting Research
Learn more about its many offices
Global and International Research
Several campus offices provide assistance with international research, travel, and collaboration.
Northwestern Libraries
Provides subject-specific consultations, item delivery to your office, data management and analysis, repository services, copyright and digital publishing consultations, digital humanities support, and GIS assistance. Subject Librarians are available to assist with discipline-specific research services, provide consultations and tools for academic publishing, and welcome your purchase suggestions.
Office for Undergraduate Research
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) offers funding and advising to student researchers in every major, at any point in their Northwestern career. It also provides funds to faculty to hire research assistants, with a focus on RA-ships in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Fund Your Research
In addition to the services offered by the Office for Sponsored Research relating to federal grants, funding opportunities include corporate and foundation support, as well as internal Provost Office grants.
See Funding Across NorthwesternResearch Tools
Research Computing Services
Provides researchers from all disciplines access to computing resources, services, and experts to support your innovative research. Includes computing and software, data storage, networking, and consultation and support. Learn more on the NUIT website.
Research Portal
Offers past and current research and non-research financial information including payroll, sponsored proposal, and research subject protocol information. Use the platform for research management.
Commercialize and Promote Your Research
Innovation and New Ventures
INVO fosters the innovation and entrepreneurship at Northwestern, striving to move university technologies to the marketplace. Offers services to help translate technologies through commercialization for public benefit. Learn more at the INVO website.
Faculty Experts Hub
As a Faculty Expert, faculty can make themselves available to speak to any media outlet, should they reach out to you for your research/commentary/analysis about a particular research subject area. Explore the database and learn how to get involved.