connect to critical resources

We amplify our scholars’ efforts by providing essential infrastructure and unique expertise related to research, creative activity, and community and economic engagement.

By connecting you to critical resources and partners, we support you as you make your mark.

The Office of Sponsored Programs:

  • helps you identify sources of funding
  • coordinates proposal and budget preparation and submission
  • supports post-award activities in collaboration with Contract and Grant Accounting

The Office of Research Compliance & Integrity provides oversight, education, and guidance on:

  • ethical conduct of human and animal research
  • responsible conduct of research
  • biosafety
  • federal and state regulations
  • export control and international travel or collaboration policies
  • external professional activities for pay
  • conflicts of interest and commitment

Innovate UNCG (formerly LaunchUNCG) is an umbrella initiative housing the NC Entrepreneurship Center and the Innovation Partnership Services Office.

Innovate UNCG offers:

  • guidance on protecting your intellectual property
  • review of external agreements and commercialization activities
  • free one-on-one idea, nonprofit, and business consultations
  • connections to regional companies, support organizations, funders, and other resources
  • access to the startup ecosystem

Intramural support is available in the form of competitive awards to initiate or enhance research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Funds also exist to support scholar travel, publications, media development, and exhibitions. 

List your community partnerships in the Collaboratory, a showcase where UNCG faculty, staff, and community partners share their projects and impact.

In addition to UNCG’s University Communications staff, area-specific media specialists are available through our schools and units, while research communication staff assist with the promotion of UNCG research stories and project-specific needs. 

UNCG University Libraries offer many research support initiatives and services for faculty, including: 

Our technical facilities and partnerships include:

A number of UNCG networks and coalitions foster interdisciplinary research and scholarly activities.

The Research Advisory Council brings the primary research administrators from each UNCG academic unit together, with representatives from our campus-wide centers and other groups crucial to the support of research activities

Our National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity membership provides access to online career development and mentoring resources for you, your postdocs, and your graduate students. 

The Research Information Technology group assists the offices, centers, and special project teams reporting directly to the Office of Research and Engagement, and provides support to researchers when projects require specialized technical expertise.

UNCG Scholar

Navigate every step in the life cycle of your research, scholarly, or creative project at our one-stop shop scholar.uncg.edu.

Or jump to PI Toolkit, our collection of handy links and resources.

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Scholar updates

November 21, 2025

Funding Friday | November 21, 2025

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the contracts and grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AN…

November 7, 2025

Funding Friday | November 7, 2025

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the contracts and grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AN…

October 21, 2025

2026 UNCG Research Excellence Nominations Due Dec. 1, 2025

The Division of Research and Engagement is taking nominations for the 2026 Research Excellence Awards.