The Office of Research Development facilitates pathways for partnerships and subscribes to a variety of resources that can help faculty search for collaborators for their projects. Below are some of the resources and systems to find experts and/or corporate partners to advance your research and scholarship.

51视频 Centers and Institutes

UML's Centers and Institutes offer valuable pathways for faculty and researchers to connect with colleagues across departments who share complementary expertise and interests. UML's interdisciplinary centers serve as collaborative environments where researchers can forge new partnerships, develop joint proposals, and access shared facilities and resources. Whether you're seeking to expand a current project or launch a new initiative, engaging with a center or institute is an effective way to find collaborators and offer your expertise to their members and partners. Visit the UML Centers and Institutes website to explore potential connections. Please feel free to contact Center Directors directly to learn about opportunities or email RD@uml.edu to facilitate an introduction.

GrantForward

On GrantForward, you can find a collaborators who have published a profile. You may search by research interests within 51视频 or across all institutions.

  1. Go to the 鈥淩esearchers鈥� tab and select 鈥淪earch researchers.鈥澛�
  2. Find a researcher by name or email.
    • You can search for publicized profiles by entering the name or email of a researcher in the search box or filtering by the researcher鈥檚 last name.
    • You may filter this search by selecting 鈥淲ithin Your Institution鈥� or 鈥淎cross All Institutions.鈥� If you are searching across all institutions, you may also select from a list of all active institutions. Once you鈥檝e found a researcher, you may access each profile detail page to view their full information.
  3. Find researchers by research interests or user type.
    • You can look for researchers inside or outside your institution who have similar research interests to yours (e.g., computer sciences) by entering keywords in the 鈥淩esearch Interests鈥� field.
    • You can also filter by user type (All, Student, Researcher, Staff) to quickly identify a suitable partner.

Dimensions

is a database of faculty and institutions that combines citation, grant, and other data to help you find potential collaborators using a keyword search with a wide range of filters. This platform can also help you better understand the research community in your field as you plan your career.

  1. Log in to Dimensions: and log in with your credentials. If you are not on campus, you must first connect to the campus Virtual Private Network.
  2. Search publications, grants, or other areas of research activity:
    • Keywords: Enter relevant keywords related to your research topic in the search bar.
    • Filters: Use the filters on the left sidebar to narrow your search results.
Visit the for additional information and instructions for using the platform.

Halo

is a platform that helps corporate research and development (R&D) teams connect with scientific partners and bring innovations to market faster. Halo is completely free to use for UML researchers to find collaborations and industry-sponsored funding opportunities.

Researchers should to access funding opportunities.

Once you have found an appropriate opportunity, researchers with Halo accounts may apply directly. Please view the standardized聽聽for a sample of the application. Typically, applications聽only take 30-45 minutes to complete.

Graduate students and postdocs are welcome to apply for themselves or on the behalf of their principal investigator (PI).