Project Registration
Before beginning a new research project at the VCU Rice Rivers Center (RRC), researchers must complete a project registration form. This process helps our staff:
- Assess project fit: We ensure that the field station can accommodate your specific research needs without disrupting active, ongoing projects.
- Demonstrate impact: Tracking project data allows us to measure the station's success and show steady demand.
- Track research outputs: Creating a record of projects at Rice enables us to identify and connect research outputs to their associated project.
Prior to submitting a project registration form, please review the RRC Data Management Policy to understand research expectations and responsibilities.
Who should submit a form?
A project registration form is required for any new, independent research projects located at the Rice Rivers Center or projects that recieve Rice Rivers Center support.
Principal Investigators (PIs) & Postdocs
If you are leading and running your own independent project, you must submit a project registration form. This includes VCU staff, faculty, and postdocs, as well as visiting researchers who are planning a project at the Rice Rivers Center.
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
If you are a VCU student in a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral program leading and running your own independent project, you must submit a form. There is a dedicated project registration form tailored specifically for undergraduate and graduate researchers.
If you are working on a project under someone else's direction (such as a lab technician or field assistant), you do not need to submit a separate form; only the project lead needs to register.
Note that the information you provide may be featured in reports and public communications, such as our Active Project Viewer. Please review the RRC Data Management Policy before submitting the project registration form. If you have questions or concerns about the project registration process, please contact the RRC Data Manager.