Research Administration
Research… How We Can Help You
Our office has the tools, resources and support needed to assist the UCF research community throughout the life cycle of a sponsored award.
Service Faculty
The Office of Research serves UCF scholars as the official liaison between UCF and funding sources and by helping faculty work through the proposal and contract management process.
This site includes information to assist university scholars through the announcement, application and post-award stages and to familiarize prospective partners with the breadth of funded research conducted at the university.
UCF is committed to the pursuit of excellence and intellectual growth and seeks to excel at moving ideas to innovation and realization. The Carnegie Foundation rates UCF as a “very high research activity” university. We�ve been on an upward trajectory for years and in 2021 UCF surpassed the $212.9 million dollar mark in external funding. UCF’s pioneering efforts to commercialize technology continue to stimulate local economies throughout the state. The number of patents at UCF also continue to climb with 64 U.S. issued patents produced in 2021.
Important information to assist you in writing proposals such as Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) also known as Overhead and Indirect Costs, Fringe Benefit Rates, Travel, Tuition, etc.
Who can serve as a Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator?
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/ProposalDevelopment.html
Everything you need to create a budget for your project � from calculating personnel costs to fringe benefits, travel and more.
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/BudgetPrep.html
Guidelines for submitting proposals. The Office of Research is the only office vested with the authority to sign research proposals and contracts on behalf of the University of Central Florida.
Guidelines for submitting outgoing subawards and subcontracts requests. The Office of Research is the only office vested with the authority to sign and submit outgoing subawards and subcontracts on behalf of the University of Central Florida.
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/SubawardGuidelines.html
Now that you’ve received an award we can help you work through all the necessary procedures to manage it.
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/AwardMgmt.html
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/AwardCloseout.html
A depository of helpful tools, including a glossary of terms and resources available from UCF, the state and federal governments.
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/ResearchTools.html
The IRB Committee established to protect the rights and welfare of human participants involved in research.
Link to: /research/compliance/irb/
IACUC is responsible for oversight and evaluation of the University animal care and use program, its procedures and facilities to ensure that they are consistent with the recommendations of the Guide, AWR, PHS Policy, and IACUC Policies.
/research/compliance/animalwelfare/
Important information you need to know about data protection regulations when working with colleagues in Europe.
Link to: https://www.research.ucf.edu/Research/GDPR.html
Budget Templates
Below you will find NIH and NSF budget templates. Although they are tailored for NIH or NSF, they can be used for developing your budget for any funding source.