Features
Undergraduate Research
For a growing number of Michigan State University students, undergraduate research is a defining experience in their college careers. Hands-on research makes them better learners and critical thinkers.
Graduate Research
In concert with the Provost, the Office of Research & Innovation also administers the Graduate School and maintains synergy between research and creative scholarship in the education of graduate students.
Student Research
Scholarship and creative activity are encouraged at every level of learning at MSU. Students have numerous opportunities to participate in projects, connect with faculty mentors or conduct their own research activities.
Graduate School Funding
Graduate student funding is typically granted via a fellowship or an assistantship. The MSU Graduate School offers resources for finding funding through fellowships or assistantships.
Institutionally Limited Proposals
The Office of Research and Innovation coordinates the internal review and selection of competing proposals for institutionally limited funding opportunities. This page lists current opportunities and corresponding internal application deadlines.
Corporate and Business Funding
Resources for MTRAC, SBIR/STTR and the ADVANCE Grant Program, plus contact information for the MSU’s Business CONNECT team.
MSU Internal Funding Opportunities
Information on HARP, DFI, and SPG and funding opportunities provided by the Office of Research and Innovation and other internal funding offered through MSU units across campus.
Federal and State Funding
Resources and database links for finding Federal and State funding, and listservs for receiving automated alerts on new funding opportunities.
Interdisciplinary Forums
Join us for an upcoming forum to meet fellow researchers and form new collaborations to further research at MSU.
IQ
The Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering (IQ) works to create and advance tools for quantitative analyses and interrogation of complex biological systems, and uses these tools for a greater understanding of life and living systems to enable improved control of health and disease.