n partnership with the Research Council, the Office for Research Advancement is now accepting requests for competitive Research Equipment Reserve Funds (RERF) applications. Research Equipment Reserve Funds (RERF) may be used to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve capital equipment directly used for research. Please share this announcement with interested faculty.

This opportunity requires matching funds in support of the purchase of the equipment. For more details, guidelines, review criteria, and application forms, see the Office for Research Advancement – Research Equipment Reserve Fund page.

2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Join the Office for Research Advancement for an informal Research Equipment Reserve Fund Q&A Session on February 20, 2025 at 11:00 am on Zoom (register here). The Office for Research Advancement will provide an outline of this internal funding opportunity and answer questions to help interested principal investigators to craft a competitive proposal.

Maximum Award request to the Research Office per application is set at $200,000 (with a maximum of 2 awards at the $150,000 – $200,000 level). Smaller requests are also encouraged.

ANTICIPATED TIMELINE

· RERF applications due – March 28, 2025 – 11:59 Pacific time.

· Review Process – Begins in April

· An announcement in early May

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The RERF application to the Research Office is comprised of three components:

The application form in the InfoReady portal. On your first login, please create an account with your ONID email. User guides are available on the associated Home page. Questions on InfoReady can be submitted to research.development@oregonstate.edu.