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Vice Provost for Research (VPR)

The VPR stem is made up of various offices that report to the Vice Provost, Anand Jagota, Ph.D.

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Office of Research Development

  • Explore Funding Options (Internal or External)
  • Research Ideation
  • Proposal Storytelling/Writing Guidance

Office of Research Integrity

  • Human Subjects (IRB)
  • Vertebrate Animals in Research (IACUC)
  • Foreign Talent Programs
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Export Control
  • Research Policies
  • Research Ethics & Compliance

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

  • Externally Funded Research
  • Funding Requirements
  • Proposal Submission to External Sponsors (via LIRA)
  • Budget Development
  • Industry Contract Review
  • Award Management & Research Accounting

Office of Technology Transfer

  • Assesses Commercial Viability of Inventions & Discoveries
  • Protection of intellectual property (patents/copyrights)
  • Technology Commercialization
  • Relationships with Industry Partners
  • External Collaboration Requests

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

  • Postdoctoral Life
  • Career Development for Postdocs
  • Mentoring for Postdocs
  • Community Building
  • Selecting a Postdoctoral Mentor

Announcements for Researchers & Administrators

Explore the latest updates from the VPR, including timely updates about our policies and processes.

October 30, 2024

Payments to Research Participants Must Comply with the University Business and Travel Expense Policy

As part of recent university-wide policy changes, researchers are reminded that all payments to research participants must comply with the University Business and Travel Expense Policy. The Office of Research Accounting must be able to determine when any given research participant receives more than $600 in compensation within a single calendar year from Lehigh. To facilitate the tracking of total payments to research participants, investigators must maintain records of payments and ask each participant if...
October 30, 2024

IRB Changes Requirement for the Submission of Amendments

The IRB has recently removed the requirement for the submission of amendments for unfunded, exempt research protocols, where the proposed change to the previously approved protocol does not affect the level of risk to participants. For more information on this policy change, please review the recently updated Exempt Determination policy. Note: funded exempt protocols, as well as all expedited and full committee protocols, will still require the submission of amendments prior to researchers making any...
October 18, 2024

NSF Policy Updates

Subject: New NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) – Significant Changes As communicated in the May 2024 issue of Research@Lehigh, the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued the revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) ( NSF 24-1) that represent significant changes for NSF researchers and administrators. These new requirements are effective May 20, 2024. A complete summary of changes can be found on the NSF website. Notable pre-submission changes include...

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January 7, 2025
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