{"id":38,"date":"2026-07-30T17:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:23:03","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Featured Services<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Digital Project Development<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 GIS &amp; Mapping<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Open Access Publishing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Copyright Guidance<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Research Impact Metrics<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Digital Exhibits<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Data Visualization<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Grantwriting Consultations<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t see what you\u2019re looking for? Just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reach out and ask<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Consultations<\/h3>\n<p>The Research Commons is open to consultations year-round. A consultation is scheduled as a 1-hour meeting with a Research Commons staff member to help you address limited-scope activities such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Troubleshooting a minor technical issue<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Providing a basic overview of a software or digital tool<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Discussing strategies for writing a grant or fellowship application<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Recommending campus partners &amp; other resources to provide further support<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uids-button uids-button--align-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REQUEST A CONSULTATION<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Project Proposals<\/h3>\n<p>Project proposals are evaluated by Research Commons staff for potential collaborative partnership. Selected projects are typically complex, grant-funded, and highly-visible, scoped for approximately six months of coordinated work.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, research centers, and community members are welcome to apply. The number of selected projects will vary based on staff capacity.<\/p>\n<p>New project proposals will be accepted during the following periods:<\/p>\n<h4>Spring Proposal Cycle (for Fall Semester Project Execution)<\/h4>\n<p>\u2022 Project proposals will be accepted from Feb. 15 \u2013 March 15, 2027<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If your proposed project is selected, you will be notified in May<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Project Onboarding: June<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Active Project Period: Fall Semester<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Closeout &amp; Next-Phase Planning: Late Fall \/ Early Winter<\/p>\n<h4>Fall Proposal Cycle (for Spring Semester Project Execution)<\/h4>\n<p>\u2022 Project proposals accepted from Sept. 15 \u2013 Oct. 15, 2027<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 PIs of selected projects will be notified in December<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Project Onboarding: January<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Active Project Period: Spring Semester<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Closeout &amp; Next-Phase Planning: Late Spring \/ Early Summer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Wherever you are in the Research Lifecycle, the Research Commons will be there to support you every step of the way.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/files\/2026\/08\/Research-Lifecycle-Model-1024x769-1.png\" alt=\"Circular illustration conveying the phases of the research lifecycle: Plan, Collect, Analyze, Create, Share, Discover, Sustain, Impact\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/files\/2026\/08\/Research-Lifecycle-Model-1024x769-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/files\/2026\/08\/Research-Lifecycle-Model-1024x769-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Services \u2022 Digital Project Development \u2022 GIS &amp; Mapping \u2022 Open Access Publishing \u2022 Copyright Guidance \u2022 Research Impact Metrics \u2022 Digital Exhibits \u2022 Data Visualization \u2022 Grantwriting Consultations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"pagetpl-research-commons.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","research-commons","wp-json","wp","v2","pages","38"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/research-commons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}