Organization

The research enterprise support network extends far beyond the Office of the Executive Vice President. Research Leadership from across the Institute steers teams of central and departmental research administration and development experts together to support our researchers. Here’s a little bit more about how these groups work together.

Leadership – The Research Leadership team works in concert with the College Deans and School Chairs to advance the research agenda. The Associate Directors of Research are an integral linkage between the colleges/units and central research support teams. The ADRs are:

 

EVPR Office Team – The EVPR Office Team (link) operationalizes and implements central institute research support services, programs, and projects.

Georgia Tech Research Institute  - The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of Georgia Tech.

Grants and Contract Accounting - The Office of Grants & Contracts Accounting (GCA) provides post award accounting and reporting services related to sponsored programs managed, by all academic units of the Institute, excluding the Georgia Tech Research Institute, which has its own financial support unit.

Office of Sponsored Programs - The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides guidance in developing, processing, and submitting formal proposals and grant applications for sponsored research. The Office also assists with post award contracting and grants administration education and outreach. OSP is part of GTRC.

Georgia Tech Research Corporation - The Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) is the contracting entity for all sponsored activities for colleges and other units at Georgia Tech that are not part of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the applied research division of the institute. It also licenses all intellectual property developed at Georgia Tech through its Office of Industry Engagement.

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation - The Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC) provides contracting, grant, and research administration services for the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), a business segment of Georgia Tech committed to applied research.

Corporate Relations - The Corporate Relations team advocates for Georgia Tech by building broad-based, long-term institutional partnerships between the Institute and the corporate community. If you’re looking to partner with GT as a means to engage and recruit top students, this is the first stop.

Office of Industry Engagement - The Office of Industry Engagement (OIE) advances GT research through the commercialization and licensing of technology and intellectual property. OIE is part of GTRC. If you’re looking to use GT discoveries or technologies to fuel your business, here is where you can start.

Office of Industry Collaboration - The Office of Industry Collaboration (OIC) engages with companies to assess marketing opportunities and develop corporate access strategies. If you’re interested in advancing your company’s relationship with GT through a specific, large-scale, project or public-private partnership opportunity, OIC is there to help.

Foundation Relations - The Foundation Relations team promotes GT research by engaging with the philanthropic community.

Federal Relations - The Federal Relation team promotes Georgia Tech among federal decision-makers, and national education and research policy organizations. They advocate for strong support of federal research funding, federal financial aid programs, and GT faculty participation in federal advisory roles.

Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (Link to Research Areas page –IRI Section) - Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRI) bring together a mix of researchers – spanning colleges, departments and labs – around a single multi-disciplinary research area. Most IRIs offer grant proposal support services for multi-PI proposals within their area of interest. Some also offer Core Equipment (Link) centers.

College/School/Unit Research Support Teams – Colleges and schools frequently have their own dedicated pre and post-award support teams. These teams collaborate with researchers and other central research support units such as the Office of the EVPR, OSP and Foundation Relations, to ensure successful timely submission of grant proposals and reporting.