Research Services

Office of Research Services (ORS)

The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is committed to becoming nationally recognized for its research. UMKC is a core member of the regional life sciences consortium and continues to construct new research laboratories, hire top quality faculty, identify, promote, and establish disease-defined centers of excellence, and enlarge our research infrastructure.

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is a core element of the university’s research infrastructure. Our mission is to support the scientific, scholarly, and creative endeavors of the faculty and staff at UMKC.

Contact List

ORS Departments

Pre-Award Support

Provides proposal and budget development support services to faculty and staff necessary to identify, develop, and submit grant and contract applications and administers internal funding opportunities (UMRB, FRG, Travel Grants).

Important Preaward Links:

Internal grants:

Funding Opportunities

Award Administration Support

Provides fiscal support necessary to responsibly manage the funds awarded, consistent with University policy, requirements of funding sources, and federal regulations. Important Award Administration (Post Award) Links

Subcontracts

Changes to existing project

Research Protections

Ensures and documents research and services that are conducted in accordance with the highest regard for ethical standards and conform to federal, state, local and institutional regulatory practices including, but not limited to, protection of human and animal subjects, hazardous materials, HIPAA, and time/effort reporting (A-21).

Research Facilities

Operates and supports university research facilities such as the Laboratory Animal Centers and Transgenic Core Facility. It also serves as an institutional coordinating unit for university core facilities housed in the various academic units.

Public Service Programs

Supports externally funded projects devoted to public services, such as economic development and the transfer of research findings related to substance abuse to treatment and policy communities.

Life Science Research

The quest to understand the human body is the burden and the joy of life sciences researchers. At the University of Missouri-Kansas City, that discovery takes several forms: basic bench science, translational research, clinical research, health outcomes research, and the technology that enables and advances scientists' work.