UMass Dartmouth is a national research university with High Research Activity as designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UMass Dartmouth has the resources and expertise to help your business in a range of fields, including the life sciences; engineering and physical science; marine science and technology; AI, computing, and data science; STEM education; social science and the humanities, and visual arts and design. There are multiple ways to engage, including through direct access to our research facilities, working with a student or faculty member, prototype development, and technology licensing.
Working with Faculty and Students
Sponsor a Student Project
Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged, and often required, to complete a research project during their time at UMass Dartmouth. Student projects are a great way to test and develop future talent or to make progress on back burner projects. Types of student projects include undergraduate capstone projects, undergraduate theses (Honor’s College), master’s projects and theses, Ph.D. dissertations, and even projects taken up by one of our student organizations. Student projects overlap with faculty research in the case of Graduate Research Assistantships.
Work with Faculty to Solve Problems
There are various types of research that faculty may be involved in, from fundamental research about the nature of reality, to applied research done with a specific end goal in mind, to routine testing to answer well-defined questions. Depending on the type and intensity of the research needed, there are several ways to involve faculty to solve problems. These include traditional industry-sponsored research agreements, developed through our Office of Research Administration following the development of a Scope of Work, collaborating on external grants such as the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, short-term faculty consulting, or even potentially building your needs into a demonstration project for instructional purposes.
Institutional Ethics and Compliance
Assists researchers to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies regarding human and animal subjects, biosafety and export control
Research Support
Provide administrative support to Research Faculty; by facilitating institutional research processes from proposal preparation through grant close-out. Thus, promoting a collaborative team effort to enhance the efficiency of funding opportunities and development.
Office of Research Administration
Oversees financial administration for externally funded projects from proposal submission through project management and reporting
Technology Commercialization & Ventures
Promotes, protects and supports commercialization of intellectual property arising from research conducted at UMass Dartmouth
Undergraduate Research
Promotes undergraduate research, supports student-researchers, and disseminates the products of student research.