For External Partners
Partnering with BGSU
OTTS works to establish complementary collaborative partnerships with industries, businesses, entrepreneurs, government entities, and other educational institutions to provide research opportunities for students and faculty. External partners are welcomed to access the top research talent at BGSU to support research projects, enhance work education, and to gain access to certain research facilities and services provided at BGSU:
Contact OTTS: OTTS encourages healthy collaborations with external partners for benefit of both BGSU and external entity. Please contact OTTS to inquire about how you engage with BGSU and provide information regarding your specific project or interest in partnering with BGSU.
Three ways to access research at BGSU:
External entities can now partner with BGSU in Three Ways. To identify the sponsored project option that fits your needs, please read about the various Research Resources and download the respective template agreements here:
Tier1 Sponsored Research Agreement
Please visit the Commercialization of a BGSU Innovation page for more information about licensing BGSU Innovations.
Engage with BGSU for Technical Services and Testing:
In addition to the various options to access BGSU research, external parties may also need support from BGSU to perform technical services or testing or gain access to BGSU equipment.
Faculty members can pursue several different types of externally funded (i.e. sponsored) projects. The most common of these are grant-funded projects in which the external sponsor is not involved in the design and performance of the sponsored activity, and in which the distribution of grant funds are not tied to the delivery of a specific outcome.
However, other types of sponsored projects exist in which BGSU is providing technical services, testing, teaching, workshops, and/or a public service to the sponsor. For these types of sponsored projects, the sponsoring entity does play a significant role in the design and performance of the sponsored activity, and/or in which the delivery of a particular product or service is an expected outcome of the funds received. These types of projects require the signing of an appropriate agreement between the external sponsor and BGSU.
A sponsored project is a research, service, testing, or teaching activity that is externally funded, and which includes a formal contract between the university and the external sponsor. A sponsored project involves a transaction that includes a specified statement of work and a reciprocal transfer of something of value.
Apart from these opportunities, BGSU welcomes gifts from donors, and every gift makes a difference at Bowling Green State University. “Make A Gift Now” is available at the University Advancement page to create a new fund — perhaps in honor of a loved one or faculty member — or choose from the hundreds of existing funds to help defray tuition costs for deserving students, attract the best faculty, or support any of our outstanding educational and community outreach programs.
Updated: 04/10/2025 11:17AM