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Rawls Research

Advancing business knowledge through innovative research, collaboration, and real-world impact.

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Who We Are

Rawls Research supports faculty, students, and industry partners through interdisciplinary scholarship that advances business practice, innovation, and societal impact.

We support research that:

Advance business knowledge
Foster interdisciplinary collaboration

Strengthen industry partnerships
Create student research opportunities

Our Strategic Research Framework: D.A.R.E.

Design

Build a recognizable identity for Rawls research.

Allocate

Invest in interdisciplinary research initiatives.

Reach

Connect scholarship with industry and communities.

Encourage

Support influential research and publication.

Research Opportunities & Resources

Explore programs, facilities, and resources supporting research across Rawls College.

Shannon Rinaldo Student Research Pool (SRSRP)

A free participant pool connecting Rawls researchers with undergraduate business students for behavioral research studies.

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Rawls Undergraduate Research Program (RURP)

A year-long mentorship program connecting undergraduate students with faculty researchers through a hands-on scholarly experience.

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Explore our business research centers and databases that help develop research across Rawls College and beyond

Research Centers

Explore interdisciplinary centers advancing innovation, collaboration, and specialized business research initiatives across the college.

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Rawls Databases

Review our list of business research databases and request access to support your research efforts.

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Rawls Research facilities provide faculty and students with advanced tools, technology, and environments designed to support scholarly research and experimental studies.

Rawls Research Lab

A research facility designed for experimental studies, featuring specialized software, data collection tools, and professional research environments for faculty and student researchers.

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NeuroTech Lab

A specialized facility supporting research on cognition, emotion, attention, and decision-making.

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Learn about our various visiting scholars, who each semester present live, impactful research-related lectures to our Rawls and Texas Tech community.

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Rawls Research supports faculty scholarship through funding opportunities for scholarly publishing and external grant development, as well as through grant proposal and award management support.

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Internal Funding

Summer Research Grant
Tenured faculty in Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Energy Commerce, and Business Economics can apply for summer research funding supporting:
- Top-tier journal publications
- External grant development
Funding opportunities are offered for up to $30,000 per award/research project.

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Data Collection Grant
Funding support of up to $5,000 is available for smaller-scale data collection efforts connected to larger research initiatives.

Eligible requests may include:
- Data acquisition
- Coding support
- Equipment
- Research supplies
- Data collection travel
Applications are accepted year-round.

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External Funding

Grant Proposal Support
The Rawls Research team provides guidance for faculty pursuing external research funding, including the proposal submission process (Pre Award), as well as guidance to manage external funding at the Post Award phase.

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