BYU Resources for Scholarship

Funding

College and Department Funding

Capital Equipment Fund
Administered through the department, these funds are earmarked for computers, software, and equipment. Request funds through the department chair.
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College Research Support Funds
Small research grants ($4000-5000) available to faculty for any type of scholarly activity. The university grants each college a significant amount of money in this category, which then is directed to the departments. The advantage of these funds are that they are very flexible—readily available and not restricted in their use. Funds may be used for travel, supplies, or salary for a research assistant. Consult with your department chair on accessing these funds.
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Department Funding
The normal department budget covers many areas that may be used for faculty scholarship efforts, such as research assistants, travel, equipment, books, and supplies. Request funds through the department chair.
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Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships
Small grants or stipends given to students that enable them to work with professors on research. Consult with department chair, the Graduate School, and the Office of Research and Creative Activities on available scholarships.
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General Funding

Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris/

IRIS is a comprehensive web site providing information regarding funding opportunities in every discipline. IRIS is administered by the library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is available by subscription only. BYU’s subscription to IRIS enables anyone in the BYU community to access this site on any campus computer.
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Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA)
A-261 ASB, 422-3841 http:/orca.byu.edu
Executive Director, Gary R. Reynolds

The Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) encourages and promotes scholarship by assisting faculty in preparing research proposals and budgets, and by managing grants and contracts for research and creative activities. The Office also encourages and recognizes student research and creative activities through scholarships and an annual recognition program. Other services and resources include workshops on program procedures and policy, limited references for external funding, and the Annual Reporting of Scholarly Productivity and External Funding.
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Support Organizations and Facilities on Campus

Center for Statistical Consulting and Collaborative Research
223 TMCB, 422-4244, http://statweb.byu.edu/general_info/consulting.php
Director, Dennis L. Eggett

The Center for Statistical Consulting and Collaborative Research is a unit of the Department of Statistics and has access to all departmental resources in filling its mission to serve the university community through quantitative expertise. The Center works with faculty members on their academic research, with faculty members and graduate students on research pertaining to graduate degrees, and with departments and other university units on their statistical needs. Undergraduate students working on class projects requiring statistical help are not served through the Center. The primary mission of the Center is to provide training and experience to statistics majors, who work with graduate students and faculty members from other departments under the supervision of Statistics Department faculty.

Computing Support. Hardware and software are available to solve most data analysis problems. Standard statistics packages are available, and original code can be written for a specialized task.

Experience. The broad experience of the statistics faculty is such that almost any project can be assigned to a faculty member who has previous experience in the area under investigation. The Center should be involved early in a project in order to maximize the benefit from staff expertise.
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Creative Works
A-285 ASB, 422-5297, http://creativeworks.byu.edu
Director, Giovanni Tata

As a part of Intellectual Properties Services, Creative Works markets copyrighted material, such as software, music, videos, and books, produced by BYU professors, students, and staff. The office provides information, advises individuals seeking copyrights, assesses university interest in creative works that utilized campus resources, collects and distributes royalties, and protects works from copyright infringement.
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Faculty Editing Service
102 CRWH, 378-1719, http://www.byu.edu/fc/byuhome/editing.html
Director, Mel Thorne

The Faculty Editing Service is offered through the English department by Associate Professor Mel Thorne and student editors. Student interns will edit your manuscript so that they can polish their editing skills. They receive mentoring and feed-back on their work from the managing editor and the faculty director of the Center--who will also edit your manuscript to ensure that you receive professional service of the highest quality. The service is free to faculty members whose colleges support the service; others will be charged a fee to for the time spent by the managing editor in reviewing and polishing the students' work ($18/hr., @10 pp./hr.; this is significantly less than the fees charged by freelance editors in this region for comparable services); there is no charge for the services of the director of the Center, who also reviews manuscripts.
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Technology Transfer Office
A-285 ASB, 422-6266
Director, Lynn Astle

The mission of the Technology Transfer Office is to commercialize technologies and technical (non-instructional) software developed at the university. This office provides service to relieve faculty members of the burden of extensive involvement in the patenting and business aspects of technology commercialization. In close collaboration with the Office of General Counsel, the Technology Transfer Office provides expertise in business relationships; negotiations; protection of intellectual property; agreements and contracts; entrepreneurship; and management. To contact the office, located at A-285 ASB, call 2-6266, fax 2-2138, or e-mail nancy_bailey@byu.edu.

TTO Grants. The Technology Transfer Office issues an annual Request for Proposals to fund a certain number of projects that will lead directly to a technology patent. Annual awards range from $5,000 to $25,000. The proposal are due September 30 to fund projects beginning the following January. Grant recipients are notified in November. Contact Lynn Astle, Director of the Technology Transfer Office for specific information.
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People—Colleagues, Students, Expert Staff
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Colleagues
Faculty colleagues are an obvious source to draw on for information and experience. Consider collaborative projects with colleagues to enlarge the scope of study and draw together multiple strengths and talents.
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Students
Students require an investment of time, but can greatly augment faculty research. In addition, the best way to teach students is to involve them in faculty work.
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Post-doctoral Appointees
Particularly in the sciences, post-doctoral appointees are prepared to research, able to work efficiently, and do not require as much supervision as undergraduates and graduate students. A post-doctoral appointee can be a great asset to furthering faculty research.
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Department and College Administrative Staff
Some departments have full-time personnel devoted to business and finance, such as a manager for external grants. These people can help faculty manage budgets and stay on top of projects. Become familiar with the expert staff in your college and department.
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Labs and Shops
Many colleges and departments have labs and shops that provide support and specific resources, i.e. machine shop, piano and organ repair, etc. These labs and shops are run by expert staff and are here for the benefit of teaching and research. Become familiar with the services that support your department and college.
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Computing Support Representatives (CSR)
422-3699, http://csr.byu.edu

Every BYU employee has been assigned a Computing Support Representative (CSR). All computing questions should be initially directed to a CSR, who has been trained in many aspects of computing and should be able to help provide answers to most computing questions.

Who is my CSR? To find the name and phone number of your CSR, ask someone in your department such as a colleague, secretary, or department head. Your CSR can also be located through the website http://csr.byu.edu.

How can my CSR help me? Your CSR can help you with numerous computing issues, including:
• Identifying technology resources to assist you in your work-related tasks
• Hardware, software applications, and networking questions
• Campus computing standards
• Consultations on computer equipment needs

How do I contact my CSR? Many CSRs have pagers, radios, or cellular phones to make it easier to contact them. Your CSR should be available 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. When a CSR takes vacation time or is otherwise unavailable s/he should arrange for another CSR or assistant CSR to answer calls.

What if my CSR cannot help me? Your CSR has access to many resources that s/he can use in solving problems. If you feel that your computing problem is not being resolved in a timely manner, you should discuss this with your college or department head.
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International Services
1351 WSC, 422-2695, http://international.byu.edu
Director, Enoc Flores

This office assists international students, visiting international scholars, international visitors, and the university community with questions about legal, academic, and financial concerns. This office provides information on how to obtain visas, renew passports, and apply for work permits and extensions of stay. It also issues procedures for inviting and hiring non-resident aliens. The office takes an affirmative role in encouraging cultural understanding within the university and the surrounding community, and it sponsors a variety of community programs in order to accomplish this objective. For specific information on any of the above, call Robbie Stephens at 2-8916, fax at 2-8760, e-mail at enoc_flores@byu.edu, or access the Web site above.
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Office of General Counsel
A-357 ASB, 422-3089
General Counsel, Michael R. Orme

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) represents BYU in all legal matters and provides legal counsel and services to all university departments and personnel. The OGC is staffed by four attorneys, three secretaries, and several law clerks. Services provided by the OGC include the following:

Litigation. When BYU or a BYU representative becomes a party to litigation, the OGC will either represent the party or arrange for representation by outside counsel. All complaints, summonses, subpoenas, and other court documents served upon BYU representatives should be forwarded immediately to the OGC.

Document Preparation. The OGC prepares legal documents of all kinds, including contracts, liability releases and waivers, license agreements, copyright notices, and disclaimers. Standard forms can also be prepared and approved by the OGC for use on an ongoing basis.

Contract Review. The OGC must review all contracts that bind the university for legal sufficiency prior to authorizing signature. If a contract consists entirely of a printed form already approved by the OGC, it does not require review.

Policy Review. The OGC reviews all BYU policies prior to publication and provides advice on legal issues to departments and individuals charged with developing policies.

Approval of Outside Counsel. The OGC must review and approve, without exception, all requests for contracting with an attorney or firm of attorneys for any university purpose. If the request is approved, the OGC will retain outside counsel on behalf of the requesting department.

Copyright and Patent Assistance. The OGC can assist in copyright registration and, in conjunction with the Technology Transfer Office, can assist in obtaining patents.

Licensing. In conjunction with the Technology Transfer Office, the OGC assists departments in licensing of software and other proprietary technologies to or from outside organizations.

Legal Research and Opinions. The Office of General Counsel performs legal research and provides legal opinions on a variety of subjects, including employment law, immigration, government regulation, taxation, and intellectual property. Legal research and opinions can help establish parameters for making sound decisions in many areas.
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Travel Management Services
C-165 ASB, 422-5645 (Manager), 422-5644 (Agents)
Manager, W. Timothy Hill

The University Travel Management Services office is a full-service, on-campus travel agency serving the business and personal travel planning and booking needs of all campus personnel. All travel reservations are now booked through Travel Management Services rather than through the use of outside travel agencies. Through the use of this reservation method, preferred university rates are available in airfare, hotel, car rental, and airport shuttle service. The office employs ten, industry-trained travel agents working on computer reservation systems offering worldwide access to the travel reservations process. The agents specialize in corporate, group, and international travel.
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