FAQs

Where can I find help with compliance and subaward issues?

Visit Rice’s Office of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance (SPARC).

Website: sparc.rice.edu

Who can answer questions regarding technology transfer?

See Rice’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT).

Website: ott.rice.edu

How do I establish an MOU to govern collaborative work with another institution or organization?

See Rice’s Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (VPAA) and Rice’s Vice Provost for Research (VPR).

Websites: vpaa.rice.edu; research.rice.edu

Who can clarify the required processes to engage students in educational and research interactions with other institutions?

Visit the Dean of Undergraduates (DOU) Office, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) Offices, and the Registrar.

Websites: dou.rice.edu; graduate.rice.edu, registrar.rice.edu

Are there seed funding opportunities for new collaborations?

See Seed Funding, this site.
Also see Rice’s Creative Ventures page and
John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award hosted by the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC)

Websites: creativeventures.rice.edu ; www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/research/funding-opportunities