Develop Competitive Research Ideas & Partnerships
Find the right support for your next research idea. Georgia Tech offers coordinated resources that support your funding strategy by helping you develop compelling research partnerships and proposals.
Research Development
The Office of Research Development provides strategic and practical support for the development and launch of large-scale sponsored proposals and research projects at Georgia Tech.
Small Business Engagement
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) helps you connect with small businesses and entrepreneurs to identify Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities aligned with your research, collaborate on competitive proposals, and participate in translating your work into commercial applications.
National Lab Partnerships
Georgia Tech’s DOE National Lab Partnerships program connects faculty, researchers, and students with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories to accelerate discovery, expand research opportunities, and strengthen the Institute’s national impact. Through strategic engagement with DOE laboratories, the program facilitates new collaborations, access to unique facilities and capabilities, joint proposals, researcher exchanges, and workforce development opportunities that advance Georgia Tech’s research enterprise and position the Institute as a leader in addressing the nation’s most important energy, manufacturing, security, and scientific challenges. Faculty should direct inquiries to NationalLabs@gatech.edu.
Private Foundations
The Office of Foundation Relations supports you in shaping your research ideas and advancing them through prospect research, cultivation, proposal development, and stewardship.
Corporate and Industry
The Office of Corporate Engagement can assist you in navigating the corporate world and developing lasting and productive relationships with corporate partners.
Commercialization
The Office of Commercialization helps turn research into practical solutions. Through its six units—ATDC, CREATE-X, Quadrant‑i, VentureLab, Technology Licensing, and Velocity Startups—it supports students and faculty in launching startups, managing intellectual property, and moving innovations toward the marketplace.
Other Funding Resources
Find the right support for your next research idea.
Georgia Tech also offers coordinated resources that support your funding strategy by helping you Identify Funding Opportunities and Navigate Proposal Requirements.
Need Assistance?
- Please contact us (AVP-ROI@gatech.edu) with any questions.
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