Welcome to the Office of Research (OR) at Fairmont State University. We are happy to have you visit us, and hope that you will find this introduction to our services useful. We want to assist you in identifying, requesting and receiving external support for all of your great ideas. Please contact us to discuss ways in which we can help you to be successful. We are happy to answer any questions.

The OR promotes and facilitates research, scholarly activities, and programmatic development/assessment for the faculty and administrative staff of Fairmont State University (FSU) and Pierpont Community & Technical College (PC&TC) by helping to locate and secure external funding. The OR encourages the inclusion of students in grant projects. The OR provides a central source of information on major governmental agencies, foundations and corporations that support research, and pedagogical and creative activities.

The OR provides guidance, from conceptual development and planning of proposals through implementation and administration of funded projects. More specifically, it facilitates the identification of potential extramural funding sources, the review of proposal narratives and budgets, the completion of standardized application forms, the assurance of compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, the negotiation of grant awards and contracts, and the provision of administrative assistance for funded projects.

 While faculty and/or staff may be the authors of proposals requesting funding, the OR serves as the recipient of external support. As such, the OR is responsible for oversight, compliance management and appropriate conduct of sponsored activities on behalf of the principal investigator or project director. It is therefore imperative that Fairmont State University maintain a centralized, coordinated approach to the review, approval, submission and management of all sponsored programs. Review and approval processes must be clearly defined and established to provide Fairmont State University with appropriate controls for compliance and sound management of all sponsored activity