Research Support
The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences supports faculty members in the pursuit of individual research interests and collaborative projects. The diversity of our faculty’s scholarly interests and excellence is one of our school’s greatest strengths. In addition, as a major research University, we expect our faculty members to generate new knowledge and pursue external funding opportunities to advance that pursuit.
Using Pivot to Search for Funding Opportunities
The University of Pittsburgh subscribes to Pivot, a comprehensive database of funding opportunities. Pivot is accessible to the campus community through the Office of Sponsored Programs website and the ULS databases.
Many faculty and doctoral students will have profiles that have been created using content from their University web site. If you do not have a profile, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs Grants Development initiative to arrange having a profile created.
A YouTube channel that presents describes the process of claiming a profile and executing a search for funding can be found here.
Faculty Research Resources
- University Library System
- Conflict of Interest Guidelines
- Experiments Using Human Subjects
- Faculty Research Interests Project
- Innovation Institute
- Office of Research
- Technology Commercialization Alliance
- University Research Council
Supervising Student Researchers
- Guidelines for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Experience
- Guidelines for Postdoctoral Associates and Postdoctoral Scholars (Office of the Provost)
Research Awards
Additional University of Pittsburgh Research Resources
- Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Directory
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Radiation Safety Office
- Division of Laboratory Animal Resources
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- Office of Research
- Research Conduct and Compliance Office
Writing a Research Proposal
This online guide from the University of Pittsburgh Library System is designed to assist scientists and students of science at the University of Pittsburgh in writing research proposals. It will be useful to those without previous experience who are writing a first proposal for research funding or who are writing to meet course or degree requirements.
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