About ORSP Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor and Commission member Eric Fingerhut are leading the establishment of Ohio Research Scholars Program. The program is one of Ohio’s commitments to attract world-class talent and better aligning Ohio’s research investments with economic development. Ten collaborations between University System of Ohio schools, private universities, and industry partners throughout the State are receiving more than $143 million in grants through this program. The organizations were selected through a competitive proposal process. The proposals were evaluated on how effectively the applicant defined the technology or research focus area of the research cluster and the areas of investigation to be pursued by the newly hired scholars in one or more of the State’s targeted technology/research focus areas: advanced materials; biosciences; instruments, controls, and electronics; information technology; and power and propulsion. The program adds 26 new Research Scholars that strengthens and deepens Ohio’s higher education institutions as growing centers of excellence. The Ohio Research Scholars program aggressively invests in the attraction of senior research talent and related facilities and equipment, and promotes unique collaborations required to build and sustain promising fields of research. The Program is jointly funded and administered by the Ohio Department of Development and the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.