Researcher Toolkit – Office of Research

Welcome to the Researcher Toolkit. Here you will find resources to help you navigate the research life cycle at UC Santa Cruz.

Preparing and submitting a proposal

Pre-proposal strategy

Research development services

Funding opportunities

Agency guides for proposals

Grant writing resources

Submit a proposal

Start a new proposal

Proposal deadlines

Eligibility to submit a proposal (PI)

Compliance and training

Research compliance

Animal Care and Use – IACUC

Human research participants – IRB

Conflict of interest

Foreign engagement

Research misconduct

Required trainings

Responsible Conduct of Research – RCR

Human Subjects Research – HSR

Animal Care and Use – IACUC

Ethics and Compliance Briefing – COI

CITI Program training

Engagement and management

Innovation & business engagement

Invention disclosure

Material Transfer Agreement – MTA

Non-Disclosure Agreement – NDA

Resources for campus inventors

Award management

Types of funding

PI responsibilities

Sponsor guidance and requirements

How to request a No-Cost Time Extension (NCE)

How to close out an award

Transferring sponsored projects to UC Santa Cruz

Research at UCSC

Research units

Organized Research Units (ORUs)

Multicampus Research Units (MRUs)

Get to know Office of Research

Sponsored projects award life cycle

Organization chart

Other research-related resources

Institutional information

Last modified: May 01, 2024