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Put your start-up resources to work.
Start-up funds support new faculty scholarly, creative and research activity during the first three years at Texas Tech.
Learn about start-up fundingResearch & Innovation helps new faculty build the foundation for their research at Texas Tech, connecting them with funding, proposal support, research resources, compliance guidance, collaborators and opportunities to expand the impact of their work.
New Faculty Research
Start your research at Texas Tech
Building a research program involves more than finding funding. Research & Innovation connects you with the people, tools and resources that help you establish your work, develop competitive proposals, navigate research requirements, find collaborators and expand the impact of your discoveries.
Build Your Foundation
Build a research program with room to grow
Your first years at Texas Tech are an opportunity to establish the people, tools and resources your research needs. Start-up funding helps support that foundation, while internal funding opportunities and faculty awards can help you continue building momentum as your research develops.
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Find opportunities to move your work forward.
Explore seed funding, faculty travel support, open access publication initiatives and other internal opportunities designed to support research, scholarship and creative activity.
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Advance
Build visibility and recognition.
Faculty awards and targeted external award programs recognize research excellence, encourage continued development and help extend the visibility of Texas Tech research.
Explore faculty awardsFrom Idea to Submission
One proposal. Two teams working toward the same goal.
A competitive proposal begins long before it reaches a sponsor. Research Development & Communications can help shape and strengthen your idea, while Research Services helps prepare and manage the formal submission process.
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Research Development & Communications
Work through proposal strategy, grant editing, graphics, research development and coordination for large or interdisciplinary projects.
- Proposal development
- Grant editing
- Graphics & communications
- Research collaboration
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Research Services
Prepare your formal submission with support for sponsored project requirements, proposal submission, contracts and award administration.
- Pre-award support
- Proposal submission
- Contracts & negotiation
- Award acceptance
Planning a Proposal?
Start the conversation before the deadline gets close.
Connect with proposal development and pre-award support early so there is time to strengthen your project, prepare required materials and address sponsor requirements.
Build Your Research Environment
Set up to do your best work
Your research environment includes the physical space you work in, the people or subjects involved in your research, and the responsibilities that come with conducting research safely and ethically. Texas Tech has teams dedicated to helping you navigate each part.
Space
Find the right environment for your research.
Research Facilities manages research spaces and equipment across campus and can assist researchers looking for space to support their work.
Explore Research FacilitiesSafety
Create a safe place to work and learn.
Environmental Health & Safety provides training, guidance and programs that support safe and healthy research and academic environments.
Explore Environmental Health & SafetyPeople
Plan research involving human participants.
The Human Research Protection Program supports ethical human subject research and the policies and processes overseen by the Institutional Review Board.
Explore Human Research ProtectionsAnimals
Conduct responsible animal research.
Animal Care Services supports the physical and psychological well-being of animals used in research and teaching while helping ensure regulatory compliance.
Explore Animal Care ServicesIntegrity
Understand the responsibilities of research.
Training and guidance in responsible conduct, financial disclosure and research integrity help protect researchers, participants and public trust.
Explore Responsible ResearchSecurity
Know when research security requirements apply.
Export & Security Compliance provides guidance and resources for navigating U.S. export control and research security requirements.
Explore Research SecurityFind Your Research Community
Research doesn’t happen alone
Connect with researchers across disciplines, participate in centers and institutes, engage communities across West Texas and find new ways to extend the reach of your scholarship.
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Centers & Institutes
Find interdisciplinary research communities.
Engage
STEM CORE
Connect research and STEM engagement across West Texas.
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News & Events
Stay connected to activity across the research enterprise.
Collaborate
Research Development
Find support for interdisciplinary projects and new opportunities.
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Innovation & Impact
What happens when your research could become something more?
A discovery may lead to intellectual property, a commercial license, a new venture or an entirely new direction for your research. Texas Tech provides support for researchers interested in exploring what comes next.
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Research Commercialization
Move discoveries toward the marketplace.
Research Commercialization helps researchers across the Texas Tech University System navigate intellectual property, patent law and commercial licensing.
Explore commercializationInnovation Hub
Turn ideas into new ventures.
The Innovation Hub connects faculty and entrepreneurs with programs, mentorship, training and resources designed to support innovation and startup development.
Explore the Innovation HubFind What You Need
Everything you need to get your research started
Explore essential training, funding opportunities, proposal support, lab guidance, submission resources and ways to get involved at Texas Tech.
Complete mandatory Research Security Training.
Start training →Enroll in online safety training.
Start training →Disclose financial conflicts of interest and commitment.
Complete disclosure →Complete Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research Training.
Start training →Learn about human subject research protections and the IRB.
Explore IRB →Learn about Animal Care Services and IACUC.
Explore animal care →Set up automatic funding alerts tailored to your research area.
Set up funding alerts →Search Pivot-PR for funding opportunities.
Open Pivot-PR ↗Apply for grants with limited submissions.
Explore limited submissions →Apply for seed funding, open access publication funding, and more.
Explore internal funding →Understand how to use start-up funds.
Learn about start-up funds →Download safety tools, templates, and posters for your lab.
Explore lab tools →Understand your safety responsibilities as a Principal Investigator.
Review PI responsibilities →Receive comprehensive support developing competitive grant proposals, from early concept planning to complete review.
Explore proposal support →Improve visual aids in your proposals, publications, and presentations with graphics support.
Explore graphics support →Develop your research program with help finding funding, collaborators, and long-term opportunities.
Explore research development →Find Broader Impacts opportunities.
Explore broader impacts →Start Early
Two teams support your proposal from development through submission.
Research Services submits proposals, negotiates research contracts and awards, and accepts grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for sponsored projects.
Research Development & Communications helps faculty refine research ideas and strengthen proposals through proposal development, grant editing, graphics support, and coordination of large interdisciplinary teams.
Find your Pre-Award Specialist and begin working on your submission 2–4 weeks before the sponsor deadline.
Find your specialist →Download a proposal budget template.
Download budget template ↓Learn about federal agency-specific policies and requirements.
Explore agency requirements →Submit your proposal through Cayuse SP.
Open Cayuse SP ↗Learn about Texas Tech’s Indirect Cost (F&A) Rates.
Learn about F&A rates →Find Institutional Identity Codes, Signature Authority, Eligibility, and Assurance & Compliance Information.
View institutional information →Promote STEM to West Texas students through STEM CORE.
Explore STEM CORE →Explore humanities research on campus with the Humanities Center.
Explore Humanities Center →Establish a culture of innovation with Faculty C-Startup.
Explore Faculty C-Startup →Join a university-recognized center or institute.
Explore centers & institutes →Stay connected with Research & Innovation news and events.
Explore news & events →Explore resources for entrepreneurs and innovators at the Innovation Hub.
Explore the Innovation Hub →Learn how Texas Tech supports the commercialization of research.
Explore commercialization →Test and develop your innovation through the NSF I-Corps Program.
Explore NSF I-Corps →Pursue targeted external awards with institutional incentive support.
Explore award incentives →Explore Texas University Fund Strategic Research Initiatives.
Explore TUF initiatives →Considering a Startup?
Interested in creating a startup company? Contact the Innovation Hub to explore your next steps.
Research & Innovation
Meet the teams supporting your research
Research & Innovation brings together specialized teams that support faculty across the research lifecycle. Explore each area to learn where to go when you need more specialized help.
Research Administration Funding & Recognition +
Startup Funding
Guidance for requesting and managing faculty start-up resources during the first years of a research program.
Explore Startup FundingFaculty Funding
Internal opportunities supporting research, scholarship and creative activity.
Explore Faculty FundingFaculty Awards
Programs supporting recognition, development and pursuit of distinguished external awards.
Explore Faculty AwardsResearch Development & Collaboration Build stronger research programs and proposals +
Research Development & Communications
Proposal development, grant editing, graphics, communications and coordination of large interdisciplinary research efforts.
Visit Research Development & CommunicationsSTEM CORE
STEM education, outreach and engagement programs that connect Texas Tech research with communities across West Texas.
Visit STEM COREResearch Operations Move research from planning to execution +
Research Services
Centralized support for proposal submission, contracts, sponsored project awards and related research administration.
Visit Research ServicesResearch Metrics & Intelligence
Benchmarking and university research data that help inform strategic research investment and decision-making.
Explore Research Metrics & IntelligenceResearch Facilities
Support for research facilities, equipment and researchers seeking appropriate research space on campus.
Visit Research FacilitiesResponsible Research & Safety Conduct research responsibly and safely +
Responsible Conduct of Research
Education and guidance supporting ethical, responsible and productive research practices.
Explore Responsible Conduct of ResearchHuman Research Protection Program
Support for ethical human subject research and the policies and processes overseen by the IRB.
Explore Human Research ProtectionsFinancial Conflict of Interest
Guidance and oversight for financial disclosures supporting research integrity and public trust.
Explore Financial DisclosureEnvironmental Health & Safety
Safety programs, training and resources supporting safe and healthy places to work and learn.
Visit Environmental Health & SafetyAnimal Care Services
Support for the well-being of animals used in research and teaching and compliance with applicable requirements.
Visit Animal Care ServicesResearch Security Ensure compliance with federal and state research security requirements +
Export & Security Compliance
Guidance, training and resources related to U.S. export control and research security requirements.
Explore Export & Security ComplianceInnovation Ecosystem Extend research beyond the university +
Research Commercialization
Expertise in intellectual property, patent law and commercial licensing to help move research discoveries toward the marketplace.
Visit Research CommercializationInnovation Hub
Startup programming, entrepreneurial training, mentorship and resources for innovators across the Texas Tech community.
Visit the Innovation HubInstitute for Small Business
Business development, manufacturing and procurement expertise serving entrepreneurs and communities throughout the region.
Visit the Institute for Small BusinessNot Sure Where to Start?
Start with what you’re trying to accomplish
Use the resources above to find the right next step, or explore Research & Innovation to learn more about the teams, programs and services supporting research at Texas Tech.
Research Administration
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