Research Resources
Faculty Research Quick Links
SPH Resources
UIC Resources
UIC Systems
Resource Library
List of resources relevant to UIC SPH public health researchers categorized by topic area. Expand each topic to view links to both internal and external resources. We will continue to update this list with new additions.
Funding links
For UIC Faculty, Staff, and Students
Pivot
Search for funding opportunities in all areas of research, including federal, private sponsors, domestic, and international awards. Create custom searches and email alerts. Use your UIC login if you already have an account or click “Create Account” to join. Pivot is available to anyone with a UIC netid.
OVCR Funding Portal
Search all the open opportunities UIC Research Development has announced in newsletters: Limited Submissions, RDSNews, and special topics such as COVID-19 Opportunities and Data Science.
Limited Competition Opportunities
Search opportunities for which pre-authorization must be granted prior to submitting a full proposal to the sponsor. More information about Limited Competitions at UIC can be found here.
GrantForward
Formerly known as IRIS, this database contains over 8,000 federal and 6,000 foundation opportunities. Set up an account using your UIC email address to search.
UIC Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Help searching for corporate or foundation funders for UIC programs and projects. List of upcoming grant opportunities from non-federal sponsors.
Federal Grant Search Tools
Grants.gov
Search federal grant opportunities. Create an account to save searches and subscribe to announcements.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
Search NIH’s official publication of notices of grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). View recent postings in the NIH table of contents weekly. Subscribe to receive updates!
EPA Grant Programs
Description of Environmental Protection Agency grants and funding.
HRSA Grant Funding
Search Health Resources and Services Administration funding opportunities.
Non-Federal Grant Search Tools
Philanthropy News Digest
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for U.S.-based nonprofit and grantmaking organizations.
IT links
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for Education and Research (ACER)
High performance computing resources and services for research at UIC
Chicago Computes
Provides faculty and researchers with fully subsidized access to an initial base of research computing, visualization and/or data storage resources
UIC Information Technology
General technology support and service catalog, including access to Microsoft Teams, Office 365, UofI Box, Zoom, and more for UIC faculty, staff, and students
UofI Github
Shared, enterprise-wide license for GitHub, a code hosting platform for version control, issue tracking, and collaboration on software development projects
UofI Webstore
Discounted or free software for University faculty, staff, and students
Data storage links
REDCap a secure, HIPAA-compliant, web-based application for building and managing online surveys and databases
Qualtrics a web-based survey platform for creating, publishing, and analyzing survey data available to support teaching and academic research.
Box University Box file sharing accounts are available to current UIC students, faculty, and staff (external affiliates are not eligible).
Box Health Data Folders Individuals in a covered component of the University of Illinois Covered Entity may request a Box Health Data Folder (BHDF) that is capable of securely storing protected health information.
UIC Research Guide: NIH Data Management and Sharing Comprehensive guide with resources, examples, tutorials, and more
Data providers
All of Us Data and Tools (UIC has an institutional agreement for access)
Chicago Research Data Center (collaboration between the Census Bureau and a consortium consisting of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois)
National COVID Cohort Collaborative N3C (NIH NCATS)
Public Health Data and Statistics Guide – UIC Library
QUICKset (self-service tool is available for UIC researchers to access to obtain aggregate patient counts)
UIC ORDI2 Databases and EPIC (Electronic Health Records EHR and integration of clinical research studies with EHR)
Human Subjects/Research Participants
UIC Human Subjects Research – Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS)
UIC human subjects research policies, training, and information.
UIC Research – IRB Submission System
Electronic submission system for UIC IRB applications and Conflict of Interest disclosures
CCTS Regulatory & Bioethics Support
Provides centralized and accessible advice, guidance, and resources for investigators
NIH Human Subjects Research
Useful information and tools for including human subjects research plans in NIH grant applications
NIH Definition of a Clinical Trial
Information and resources to help identify whether a study is considered by NIH to be a clinical trial
NIH Decision Tool: Am I Doing Human Subjects Research?
Interactive questionnaire
SMART IRB
Platform to enable IRB reliance for multisite studies and single IRB
Research Dissemination
UIC Resources
University Policy on Open Access to Research Articles
UIC Library guide with overview of policy and how to comply
Indigo
Repository collects, disseminates, and provides persistent and reliable access to UIC research and scholarship
MyActivities/UICollaboratory
Find researchers at UIC. Identify potential collaborators. Track productivity.
SPH Website/Faculty Expert Guide & Profiles
UIC Open Access Fee Waivers and Reductions
List of journal publishers with discounts or waivers for UIC authors
UIC ROAPP Fund
UIC Research Open Access Publishing Fund supports faculty, researchers, staff, post-docs, and students who want to make their journal articles free to all readers
Office of Technology Management
Outside Resources
NIH Public Access Policy
When and how to comply for NIH-funded researchers
Research Methods
Digital Scholarship Hub Workshops
UIC Library recordings of workshops on topics, including data analysis and visualization tools
UIC Library Public Health Research Guide
Literature review materials, guides, and databases