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Research
Services
Research Services at the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) provides pre-award services to faculty in their pursuit of sponsored programs funding. All proposals prepared for sponsored program funding consideration should be reviewed by UT-ORII Research Services for completeness and approval before final submission to UT’s Division of Research Administration (DRA). To begin working with Research Services, please complete a Proposal Notification Form.
Services provided include:
- Review of RFP/Solicitation, funding guidelines, regulatory requirements
- Research submission process, including assistance in systems access
- Technical assistance with Cayuse and sponsor-specific portals
- Creation/assistance with budget development
- Subrecipient documentation
- Review of submission materials
- Application preparation via electronic submission portal
- Finalization of application to DRA
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Contact Research Services
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Raquel Rust, MPA, CRA
Manager of Research Services
(865) 946-1871
rrust2@utk.edu
The services provided by UT-ORII Research Services and DRA are expanded upon below: