Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS)

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102 Roudebush Hall
501 E. High St.
Oxford, OH 45056
phone: 513-529-3600
fax: 513-529-3762
oars@MiamiOH.edu

Jim Oris, Associate Provost for Research

Welcome from the Associate Provost for Research

The mission of the Office for the Advancement of Research & Scholarship (OARS) is to encourage, facilitate, and support the Miami University community in all forms of research, education, scholarly, creative, service, and outreach activities. This website provides information for Miami's researchers and students, as well as for businesses and community members who want to engage with our researchers and their work.

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For Miami researchers

Student research

For current and prospective Miami students

Partnering with Miami

For businesses and community members

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News and events

See upcoming OARS-sponsored programs, deadlines, and other events of interest to Miami's researchers here.

August 12, 2019: Preliminary NEH Summer Stipends proposals for internal competition

Because the NEH limits the number of Summer Stipends proposals submitted per institution, Miami University has an internal competition to select our institutional applicants. Preliminary proposals for the internal competition are due no later than 5:00pm on Monday, August 12. See the internal competition webpage for full details.

October 18, 2019: CFR Faculty Research Grant applications

The University Senate Committee on Faculty Research (CFR) Faculty Research Grants Program awards three types of funding — summer research appointments, research graduate assistantships, and grants to promote research. See the CFR Faculty Research Grants webpage for more information and a link to the application form.

December 6, 2019: CFR Distinguished Scholar and Junior Faculty Scholar Award nominations

These awards honor faculty whose sustained excellence in research or other creative activity has brought them prominence in their fields. See the Distinguished Scholar Awards webpage for more information and a link to the nomination form.

Through July 2019: Applications to UD-Miami TVSF accepted

Applications for the University of Dayton-Miami University Technology Validation and Start-Up Fund (TVSF) are being accepted on a rolling basis through July 2019.