New Research Faculty Orientation

The Engineering Research and Graduate Programs (ERGP) office welcomes new faculty to the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and provides resources to help you navigate K-State’s research enterprise and establish your research program. This page provides links to the K-State offices and resources featured during the Fall 2026 New Research Faculty Orientation.

2026 Orientation Presentation Slides

Presentation slides and materials are available through an ERGP Microsoft Teams account. ERGP also maintains a Research Onboarding Checklist to help new faculty identify key research-related resources, contacts, and activities. Please contact Amanda Tomlinson at atomlinson@ksu.edu if you have any questions or problems accessing the Teams account.

The resources below are organized by the topics covered during the orientation and link directly to the K-State offices and resources discussed by the presenters.

Finding funding and research development

Office of Research Development, K-State Research (OVPR site)

Find Funding, K-State Research (OVPR site)

Proposal preparation and K-State preaward processes

Prepare a Proposal, Office of Sponsored Programs (OVPR site)

Submit a Proposal, Office of Sponsored Programs (OVPR site)

Working with Industry

K-State Office of Corporate Engagement

Industry Collaboration, College of Engineering

Industry Collaboration, K-State Research (OVPR site)

Proposal development

Engineering Research and Graduate Programs office services:

• Assist PI with advance planning from conceptualization to submission
• Ensure proposal ideas are responsive and strategic
• In-depth review and breakdown of proposal solicitation
• Assist with building strong teams
• Prepare task and timeline
• Manage budget preparation
• Coordinate proposal graphics design services
• Incorporate reviewer comments or program officer input/guidance for resubmissions

Post-award management

Resources for Receiving and Managing Awards, Office of Sponsored Programs (OVPR site)

Sponsored Programs Accounting, Office of Sponsored Programs (OVPR site)

University core research facilities

Core research Facilities and Other Facilities that Support Research (OVPR site)

Technology transfer and commercialization

Kansas State University Research Foundation (KSURF)

University research compliance

Research Security, K-State Research (OVPR site)

Responsible Conduct of Research, K-State Research (OVPR site)

University Office of Research Integrity, Compliance and Security (OVPR site)

Environment, health and safety, and college facilities

Environmental health and safety, and laboratory startup

University Environmental Health and Safety