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

June 3, 2026

Responding to Proposed OMB Changes to Grant Rules

Dear Colleagues, The Office of Management and Budget has proposed a major revision to Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), the federal regulation that specifies how sponsored research is funded, administered, and audited. The proposed rule would codify changes made to the federal grant decision making process including issues of federal control, award selection, international collaborations, indirect costs, and termination authority. Lehigh is preparing to submit an institutional comment, as well as contribute to responses...
May 5, 2026

Advancing Global Research with Integrity

At Lehigh University, our international partnerships are vital to expanding human knowledge and solving the world’s most urgent problems. These collaborations bring a necessary diversity of thought that sustains our academic and research excellence. The Foundation of Our Success The strength of these partnerships depends on the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and trust. Lehigh remains committed to complying with all federal, state, and University requirements governing global research and scholarship. Protecting Your Research Research...
January 27, 2026

Announcing the 2026-2027 University Sabbatical Fellows

Dear colleagues, Following the review of more than 50 applications, we are pleased to announce the 2026-2027 cohort of University Sabbatical Fellows: Monica Hershberger, Associate Professor of Music. Dr. Hershberger will use her sabbatical to finish her second book, a biography of soprano Dorothy Maynor. One of the most famous African American singers during the 1940s and 1950s, Maynor founded the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) in 1964. HSA continues to thrive to this...

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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)
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Export Control
  • Research Security
  • Research Ethics & Compliance
  • Research Policies

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