Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

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The mission of the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) at Wisconsin’s polytechnic university is to create and support a university culture that promotes research and assists the UW-Stout community in securing the funds to advance research, scholarship, industry collaboration, and other innovations. 

ORSP offers support to faculty, staff, and students in their research endeavors. We guide researchers through the pre-award funding process, offering support in proposal development, budget development, and submission. Read on to learn more about our services.

Campus-Wide Support

  • Extramural Grant Applications and Administration
  • Internal Professional Development Grants
  • Research and Grant-Related Workshops and Training
  • Compliance
    • Institutional Review Board
    • Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
    • Responsible Conduct of Research
    • Financial Conflict of Interest
  • Research Day
    • Outstanding Faculty and Student Researcher Awards 

Student Support

  • Student Research and Dissemination Grants
  • Connections to Academic Journals for Publication
  • Annual Events
    • Research in the Rotunda
    • National Conference on Undergraduate Research
    • UW Symposium
    • Quick Pitch
    • SPARK Symposium

Research Sponsors & Partners

UW-Stout partners with a number of State, Foundational and Federal Sponsors, including but not limited to the following (in alphabetical order):

  • 3M Foundation
  • American Lung Association
  • American Math Society
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin
  • Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
  • National Endowment for the Humanities
  • National Science Foundation
  • United States Department of Commerce
  • United States Department of Defense
  • United States Department of Education
  • United States Department of State
  • West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
  • Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
  • Xcel Energy Foundation

Wisconsin conservation departments have $44 million economic impact, UW-Stout students’ research finds Featured Image

Wisconsin conservation departments have $44 million economic impact, UW-Stout students’ research finds

Undergraduate capstone explores hard-to-quantify impacts of conservation work on state’s land and water
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Kintsugi 3D Viewer application by computer science senior brings cultural heritage to users worldwide

Kosharek’s is one of 10 UW-Stout projects presented at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
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John Deere will benefit from sustainable plastic research conducted by UW-Stout students, faculty

Two-year project seeks to identify recycled polymers that can be used in manufacturing process