• Complete the Online Request Form
• Email the Office of Advocacy Relations
  When emailing your request, please include the following information:
  • Your name, e-mail address, phone number, IC and Division
  • Title of your Activity
  • Date(s)
  • Location (is travel required?)*
    * Please remember that travel must be paid for by the requesting department.
  • A general description of research advocat duties
  • Skills and experience you would like the research advocate to have
  • Potential conflicts of interest that would disqualify a research advocate from participating
• Telephone the Office of Advocacy Relations at (301) 594-3194.

Matching Research Advocates to Activities

Office of Advocacy Relation staff matches research advocates as potential participants for your activity based on a combination of:

• Advocate Information, which research advocates supply to OAR
  and
  
• Activity Requirements, which you include with your request

OAR staff generates a list of recommended advocates who meet your activity requirements. This list includes the actual number of advocates needed plus several alternates.