Getting Started with Research
Faculty, staff, and students at Grand Canyon University are encouraged to engage in research that promotes integration, application, and discovery. Scholarship at GCU encompasses applied research, scholarly activities, and creative pursuits.
Research Committees
Learn about GCU’s Research Faculty Advisory Board, Institutional Review Board, and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Research Initiatives
Explore Canyon Emerging Scholars, an undergraduate research program, research conferences like the SoTL Summit, Kevin McClean Colloquium, L.O.P.E. Conference, Undergraduate Research Conferences, as well as grant-funded research opportunities.
Research Methods
GCU follows the Boyer Model to guide faculty rank, appointment terms, and tenure decisions. As such, we promote and support a range of scholarly activities, including reflective practice, literature review, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and empirical disciplinary research.
Research Pillars
GCU’s research ecosystem is organized around four interrelated pillars that reflect the breadth of our inquiry and the unity of our mission.