Organization & Structure

Research Units

The Office of Research is led by the Vice Provost for Research and oversees the following administrative units:

• Human Subjects Division (HSD)
  Supports and facilitates review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), required before starting research involving human subjects.
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
  Supports the research community in securing external support for sponsored projects and collaborations.
• Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
  Provides system to procure research grants and contracts and build proposal budgets.

OR Leadership

The Office of Research uses a collaborative and inclusive decision making process, and is advised by the Research Advisory Board, the Faculty Council on Research, and research faculty and staff administrators.

• Vice Provost for Research
• Associate Vice Provosts

OR Structure

More Charts

• View HSD full Org Chart
• View ORIS full Org Chart
• View OSP full Org Chart

Advisory Structure

• Research Advisory Board
• Faculty Council on Research
• Human Subjects Policy Board
• Research Compliance and Integrity Committee

OR Partnerships

The OR coordinates activities with UW colleges, schools, and other research officers. The OR works closely with the following offices:

• Environmental Health and Safety
• Forum on Science Ethics and Policy
• Grant and Contract Accounting
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• UW Center for Commercialization

College, School, and Departmental Research Offices

Many schools and colleges provide detailed information about grants administration on their websites. Some of these include the following:

• Arts and Sciences
• College of the Environment
• Dentistry
• Engineering
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Public Health
• Social Work