Research Units
Research at Boise State University is managed through various research units. Use the Navigation Links to navigate to the research office that you need to work with.
Navigation Links
- Center for Research and Creative Activity (CRCA)
- Research Enterprise Services (RES)
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
- Office of Research Compliance (ORC)
- Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)
- Research Administration Systems and Analytics (RASA)
- Albertsons Library
- Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)
Research Enterprise Services (RES)
Research Enterprise Services (RES) provides operational, analytical, and programmatic services to the research and creative activity community, including faculty, staff, and external partners. RES also supports various campus-wide efforts, such as the Next Frontier Program, Budget Modernization Initiative, Artificial Intelligence Committee (Administrative Units), Information Technology Planning Committee, Decision Support Working Group, and Policy Committee.
Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
Institutional Compliance and Ethics
The Office of Institutional Compliance and Ethics is responsible for coordinating compliance oversight, monitoring, and reporting at the institutional level. Although Institutional Compliance and Ethics coordinates compliance efforts campus-wide, departments and individuals with compliance responsibilities are subject-matter experts in their respective areas and should continue to be your first contact for specific compliance questions.
Institutional Compliance Home Page
COAS Research and Creative Activity (RCA) Hub
The College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) Research and Creative Activity (RCA) Hub promotes the healthy, meaningful, sustainable, and inclusive growth of research and creative activity by providing resources to faculty, postdocs, and graduate students that support scholarship. COAS RCA provides support to all faculty and staff within the COAS. They provide administrative support for extramural funds management, both on the front-end by assisting with proposal preparation and on the back-end by assisting with accounting, hiring, purchasing, and travel.
COEN Research Affairs
Research in the College of Engineering (COEN) spans various fields, such as cybersecurity, microelectronics, and biomedical engineering. Collaborations with non-profits, industry, government, and universities worldwide contribute to diverse research initiatives while also benefiting the local community and region. COEN Research Affairs provides pre-award support and oversight of research initiatives throughout COEN.
Albertsons Library Research Support
Albertsons Library research support provides advanced support for the research activities of the Boise State University community.
COED Office of Research
The College of Education (COED) Office of Research fosters a vibrant scholarly community within the College of Education by providing support for COED research activities, including internal funding opportunities, workshops, and training. Additionally, it collaborates with the Office of Sponsored Programs to offer comprehensive grant management support for faculty members from pre-award to post-award stages.