Welcome to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

The goal of the Office of Research is to promote outstanding research at the City University of New York, expanding and improving the research profile of the University in typical research areas such as the natural and social sciences and engineering, as well as the arts, education, and humanities.

The Office of Research is concerned with all aspects of research, innovation, scholarship, and creativity at CUNY colleges and in a number of multidisciplinary centers, institutes, and programs. The Office provides support to help faculty; leverage external funding, comply with federal and state regulations, partner with industry, establish collaborations across the university, and raise the profile of CUNY in the global research community.

New York Times (11/16/2009)

A Look at CUNY's focus on science initiatives, including the Advanced Science Research Center and Serving Science (the CUNY Science Café)
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Federal Stimulus Funding Opportunities

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides many opportunities for obtaining new research resources. Our office will be happy to provide guidance to assist faculty in submitting proposals; modifying and re-submitting earlier proposals that may now be more favorably received; and requesting supplements to existing awards.

NYS Governor Paterson announces Innovative Economy Matching Grants

On June 8, 2009, Governor David Paterson announced the Innovative Economy Matching Grants as part of his New Economy plan.  This program that will provide a 10% match for every stimulus dollar the federal government awards through competitive grants to research facilities in New York State.

New York will allocate $100 million over several years for this program which is expected to leverage one billion dollars in federal research funding. This program will help ensure that new research centers are built in New York which will position the state for future federal grants and private investment. 

A list of ARRA related funding opportunities that are eligible for 10% matching funds from NYS can be found HERE .

 
For a summary of some of the provisions to Federal Agencies, see The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act including important upcoming program deadlines.

(UPDATED: 2 October 2009)