Contact RFS

The Research Facilitation Service (RFS) can provide you with technical consultation and support regarding your research needs, connect you with service providers on campus and elsewhere, assist you with project planning, and more.

We will respond by email to your contact request, usually within two business days (Mon–Fri).

PLEASE NOTE:  Most of our staff will be unavailable from May 26 through May 30, 2025.  We will be available again beginning Monday, June 2, 2025.  Thank you for your patience!

Please enter your NC State University email. If you are not an affiliate of the University, you can email us at group-research_facilitation@ncsu.edu.
What kind of question do you have for us?
Technical consultations, research storage, data management, or something else
What is your role at the University?
Note: the RFS generally prioritizes research support for faculty and staff, rather than instructional support. But please feel free to reach out with general questions if you don't fall in one of the categories listed here.
Are you working with a Principal Investigator (PI)?
Which area of service best describes your needs?
Including data workflows, data sharing, data management plans, and long-term data access and preservation
Check all that apply.
Let us know any details that may help us to help you. If you have a link to a specific funding opportunity, please include it.
Are you working on a deadline?

We'll do our best to meet your needs within a timeframe that works with your deadline.
Are you currently working with your College IT staff or other units on campus on this project, or have you previously worked with them?

This helps us understand where you are in the project process.

Funding information

Which phase of project funding are you in?
The Project Information and Navigation System (PINS) tracks proposal data at NC State.
Research Enterprise Database (RED) is a system for monitoring, recording, and reporting on submitted proposals and award actions at NC State.