Find Support by Office
OSVPR is comprised of 14 units that support our $1 Billion+ Research Enterprise
OSVPR Offices
Administrative Council on Research
A forum for collaboration, training, policy development, and discussion to support the research administration community.
Animal Resource Program
Providing high quality animal care services and facilities to improve animal research and ensure health, well-being, and humane treatment.
Animal Diagnostics Lab
Safeguarding animal and human health and facilitating animal agriculture.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Serving all 67 Pennsylvania counties with a technology-based economic development program.
Corporate Engagement Center
Connecting industry partners to strategic opportunities at Penn State for research and development, philanthropy, and talent recruitment.
Financial Analysis and Compliance Office
Collaborating with various offices to ensure effective monitoring and closeout of restricted grants and contracts.
Innovation Park
Providing premiere office, research, and manufacturing space that connects industry and higher education.
Invent Penn State
Helping businesses start, grow, and find licensable technologies and investment opportunities.
Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
Providing crucial programs and generous support for Penn State innovators, affiliated startups, and small businesses
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Preparing emergent leaders in academia, diversifying the professoriate, enriching faculty mentorship, and supporting alternative career pathways.
Office of Research Accounting
Serving the needs of both the research departments and the sponsoring agencies through timely and efficient invoicing.
Office of Research Administrative Services
Providing centralized coordination and oversight for Penn State’s grants and contracts.
Office of Research Information Systems and Solutions
Supporting the research mission by providing support to all researchers and staff with web-based software systems.
Office for Research Protections
Partnering with researchers to promote research ethics and compliance and maintaining the integrity of Penn State research.
Office of Sponsored Programs
Providing central coordination and oversight for all research awards coming into Penn State.
Office of Technology Transfer
Protecting Penn State intellectual property, identifying its commercial potential, and stimulating economic development through technology transfer.
Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office
Providing coordination and expertise to grow research efforts that span multiple colleges, campuses, institutes, or institutions.
Subaward Administration and Compliance Office
Collaborating with both central and college-level research offices to ensure effective management of subawards and subcontracts.
Contact OSVPR
Address
Campus Address:
304 Old Main
University Park, Pa 16802
Contact
Phone: (814) 863-9580
Email: osvpr@psu.edu