New Faculty Guide
Research and Creative Activity
WKU offers a number of services to support faculty develop, manage, and fund their scholarly and creative agendas.
Office of Research & Creative Activity (ORCA)
The mission of the Office of Research & Creative Activity (ORCA) at Western Kentucky University is to provide outstanding support for the research, service, creative, and scholarly endeavors of our faculty, staff, and students. They are located in Wetherby Administration Building 209.
Office of Sponsored Programs
Pre-Award Team Services include outreach/training, finding/disseminating funding opportunities, reviewing/interpreting proposal guidelines, developing budgets, assisting with proposal development, and revising/submitting proposals. For questions regarding proposal development, e-mail proposal.development@wku.edu.
- Pivot Database is available for free to WKU faculty.
- Post-Award Team Services include: negotiating awards and interpreting guidelines, establishing charts of accounts, submitting no-cost extension requests, approving budget reallocations, assisting with technical report submissions, managing database/reporting, assisting with Intellectual Property matters, and handling out-going subawards. Contact programs@wku.edu for questions.
Office of Research Integrity
The Research Compliance Program is committed to the highest standards of integrity and quality (Animal Research, Biosafety, Export Control, Human Subjects, Responsible Conduct of Research).
Internal Grants
- Research & Creative Activities Program (RCAP) is an internal grant program administered by the Office of Research and Creative Activity to encourage eligible full-time faculty and instructors to develop individual projects leading to the pursuit of external funding sources, and the promotion of research, scholarly, and creative activities. E-mail: grants@wku.edu
- Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) grants support undergraduate students' intellectual development by fostering active engagement in the areas of research, creative and scholarly activities, and/or artistic performances. E-mail: fuse@wku.edu
The Sponsored Programs Internal Record Information Terminal (SPIRIT)
The Sponsored Programs Internal Record Information Terminal is a web-based record management system designed to house records for all sponsored projects administered through the Office of Sponsored Programs. SPIRIT allows users to view project data, run reports, and receive automated reminders.
WKU Libraries
WKU Libraries is here to help faculty and their students! Library resources and services support teaching, learning, and research. Need help? Just ask!
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