Research Events
The Office for Research and Economic Development is excited to offer the events below. Research benefits all of us.
Be part of improving lives in Mississippi and around the world
The University of Mississippi is an R1 Research institution, hosting world-class faculty and teaching students in a vibrant intellectual environment. The Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing the number and quality of these activities. The events listed below promote and showcase the real-world impact of research at UM, and ORED encourages you be an active part of this community.
Upcoming ORED Events
Strategic Research Development (SRD)
ORED SRD invites NOIs and proposals for small projects that could lead to bigger externally funded projects.
Strategic Research Development (SRD) in the UM Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) invites proposals from individual UM investigators or teams (researchers, innovators, and creative scholars) for grants to fund small projects with demonstrated potential to lead to bigger projects.
Small Grant Program (SGP) awards will help UM researchers and creative scholars from all disciplines explore new research directions, develop new collaborations, conduct pilot projects, advance economic development, and/or adapt to compete in a changing world.
Each proposal should identify a need, gap, or opportunity to be explored, detail a small project as a first step to explore it, and anticipate the next, bigger step that completing the project will enable.
For newer investigators, participation in the Small Grant Program can also help develop skills in grant writing, proposal development, and award management.
Notices of Intent are due: Monday, October 27, 2025
Proposals are due: Monday, December 1, 2025
Information sessions and a grantwriting workshop are scheduled. See full announcement PDF for details and instructions.
A Lunch and Learn with Dr. Edmund R. Buckner, Associate Provost for Research at ASU
ORED’s featured guest for this RED Talk will be Dr. Edmund R. Buckner, Associate Provost for Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies at Alcorn State University. Dr. Buckner will present what he sees as potential areas of research collaboration between faculty at UM and Alcorn State University. He will be available throughout the afternoon to meet with faculty about any specific collaboration interests they may wish to explore. Register for the talk and/or to request an afternoon meeting with Dr. Buckner. After you register, you will receive a confirmation calendar invite. Plan to arrive at the Student Union 321 as early as 11:15 to network, make a plate and find your seat. The presentation will begin at 11:30.
RED Talks is a research seminar series hosted by the Office for Research and Economic Development. UM faculty, researchers, graduate students, and the staff who support them are invited to sign up no later than one week in advance of each scheduled talk.
If you have any questions or need assistance registering, please email the ORED Strategic Research Development Team at resdev@olemiss.edu.
Ole Miss Giving Days
Come see the ORED team on the third floor of the Lyceum!
- April 6, 2026 - April 7, 2026
- A two day event