Research Resources

UW Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP): A unit of the Office of Research at the University of Washington, supports and advises the entire academic community in securing external support for sponsored projects and collaborations.

UW Grant and Contract Accounting (GCA): Assists the UW community by facilitating the post award financial aspects of sponsored programs, from budget set-up to close.

Administrative Business Center (ABC) Services: The School of Medicine’s Administrative Business Center provides pre-award support for Primary Investigators for most grant mechanisms. Support includes: preparing funding applications, budget development, compliance review, and Just-in-time (JIT) requests. To learn more about how the department works collectively with ABC, reach out to Jennifer Stone, Director of Research for the Department of Otolaryngology. To gain access to the ABC system, email ABC Grants. Once you have access to the system, you will be able to complete the grant intake form.

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) offers an array of resources, services, and tools for investigators, including:

• Research Coordinator Center: a multidisciplinary team of research coordinators, regulatory specialists, research nurses, and study monitors who can support the design and conduct of clinical and translational research.

• The Bioethics Consultation Service: a forum for in-depth conversation and analysis of ethical issues in clinical and translational research, including advice for researchers, research staff, and personnel involved in protection of human subjects. 

Office of Animal Welfare (OAW): Facilitates the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) review of research protocols and grants involving live vertebrate animals. The OAW provides oversight and compliance on behalf of the IACUC in accordance with applicable laws, policies and regulations.

The Human Subjects Division (HSD): Provides administrative support, makes regulatory determinations and facilitates Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight; assisting researchers throughout the process. Research involving human subjects must be reviewed by an IRB. At the UW, several IRB committees serve this function.

The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center and the Health Sciences Building at UW house several laboratories conducting basic science and translational research. Within these sites, there are a state-of-the-art imaging center, surgical suites, tissue culture facilities, histology and microtomy suites, and equipment for genetic and molecular analyses, electrophysiological measurements in vivo and in vitro, large-scale drug screening, and detailed auditory and vestibular functional testing.

The Otolaryngology Outcomes Research Group performs clinical research and is based in the UW Comparative Effectiveness, Cost & Outcomes Research Center, an interdisciplinary, multi-school clinical research “laboratory.” These Centers are closely affiliated with the UW School of Public Health and UW Institute of Translational Health.

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center houses laboratories for basic science and translational research, focusing on head and neck cancer, epithelial tumor biology, and viral biology as it relates to carcinogenesis, immunotherapy, and population studies.

Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute houses research programs on vascular anomalies, pediatric communications disorders, aerodigestive disorders, cranial base, thyroid, otolaryngology, craniofacial, and others.

The University of Washington Department of Electrical Engineering houses multiple  engineering research laboratories.

The Research and Development (R&D) Program at the Puget Sound VA Medical Center is an integral component of its affiliation with the University of Washington. It houses numerous research programs and projects. 

Harborview Medical Center houses the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and many other research programs.

UW Health Sciences Education Building 

UW Life Sciences Building Link to facilities

Visit NIH's Guide for Grants and Contracts to search for funding opportunities from NIH.

Proposed projects must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions. For help with refining your search, visit this page: Find a Fit for Your Research: NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement does not accept applications proposing clinical trials.

CORE Grants. The Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts (CORE) grants program is a collaboration of several societies and industry supporters focused on providing support for research in the field of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is the nation’s leading funder of biomedical and behavioral research and research training in hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The institute also supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses biomedical and behavioral issues associated with deafness and other communication disorders; and supports work on devices that substitute for or improve function for individuals with deafness or other communication disorders.

Biomedical Research Integrity Program sponsored by the Department of Bioethics & Humanities School of Medicine.  The Public Health Service (PHS) and its research institutions require that all pre- and post-doctoral researchers supported by PHS training grants receive training in the responsible conduct of research.  The School of Medicine has developed a program of lectures with associated discussion groups, entitled the Biomedical research Integrity (BRI) program, for its researchers to meet this requirement. All School of Medicine trainees are required to participate.

Office of Research (OR) Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training requirement:  All UW students and postdoctoral researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are required to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training.

Faculty Grants Management provides an overview of the grants management process from preparation of proposals to fiscal report preparation through final audit.  It includes the PI roles and responsibilities and is required for PIs with active, externally-funded grants and contracts (refresher requirement every 4 years).

Other training courses available through the UW. These required trainings help those conducting research at the UW to comply with external sponsor and internal requirements and/or reduce risk to the researcher. Which trainings are required for you largely depend on what your research involves.