Research and Economic Development Supports You on Your Journey. Starting from You, Research Development, Sponsored Programs, Research Compliance, Center/Institutes and Core Facilities, and the Economic Development Team

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Research Development
Proposal and  Budget Development, Finding Funding, Team Building, RD Training Events
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Sponsored Programs
PI Training, Proposal Submission, Fiscal Management Reporting
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Research Compliance

Committees/ Programs, Research Ethics, Training and more

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Centers & Institutes
Core Facilities

Shared Research Interests, Instruments and Expertise

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Economic Development

TTO: Patents/Licenses
Innovation Campus: Collaboration with Industry, Classified Research

 

MSU is the largest research university in Montana and contributes significantly to the regional economy by creating jobs, providing contracts to businesses, and applying research findings. For a sixth straight year, Montana State recorded an all-time high for research expenditures -- the funding put toward scientific discovery and other scholastic and creative pursuits. MSU’s annual report to the National Science Foundation showed that its research activities accounted for more than $257 million in expenditures during the fiscal year that ended in June 2024. (See Annual Research Expenditure ReportThat figure is a 12% increase over the prior year. MSU is designated as "very high research activity" (R-1) under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions. 

     

 

Research Opportunities:

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Undergraduates

 

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Grad Students

 

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Postdocs