Funding Resources and Opportunities

Engineering researchers can find funding opportunities through the following resources: 

Office of Sponsored Programs

The Office of Sponsored Program's mission is to advance Cornell University’s capacity for research and scholarship in line with college, university, and federal priorities.The goal of Research Development is to cultivate and implement programming to support and grow externally funded research of Cornell faculty at all levels. There is a particular focus on supporting faculty’s proposal development activities that increase the competitiveness of proposals for large-scale multi-disciplinary grants, center grants, and training grants, help new faculty successfully launch their research careers, and help diversify funding streams.

Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs - The Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) "Funding Opportunities" page provides additional resources to aid researchers in locating funding opportunities.

Support with Proposal Development

Researchers can send proposal notifications to the Research Administration Service Center via the online Proposal Notification (preferred) or via email.: rasc@cornell.edu. Within one business day, a Pre-Award Specialist will be assigned to assist with the proposal details.

Searchable databases:

NSF

NIH

Grants.gov (federal grants) 

Foundation Directory

Grant Forward (requires Cornell IP address or VPN connection)
 

Internal Cornell competitions and limited submissions 

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Industry-funded research

The Office of Corporate Relations and Foundations connects engineering researchers with industry partners based on overlapping interests. Contact Vishal Patel