Research Guidelines - Funding Opportunities

A. Identifying Funding Sources

One of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research's (OVP/Research) missions is to assist faculty in identifying funding sources for intellectual research. The most up up-to-date information is available via the Web and the TRA encourages faculty to make use of the many electronic tools available for locating funding opportunities (our web link to funding opportunities goes here) In addition the TRA provides the following services to investigators, including information on how to request these services.

• Printed & Electronic Information
  TRA staff routinely monitor publications and computer data bases that identify, list and describe funding sources and opportunities for external support. Sources include funding newsletters such as Federal Grants and Contracts Weekly, Science and Government Report, Academic Research Information Service (ARIS), Federal Research Report, Consortium of Social Science Associations Washington Update, Federal Register, The NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts, Commerce Business Daily, and State Funding Opportunities.
• Personalized Computer Searches
  TRA provides free, personalized computer searches of funding sources using the Community of Science (COS). The printouts include information on how to contact the funding source, objectives and restrictions of the funding program, and availability of funds at the time of the search. Faculty interested in a search should contact TRA.
• Reference Books
  TRA also encourages investigators to use Paley Library to secure general reference books pertaining to sponsored project activities.
• Private & Corporate Sources Of Support
  The Office of Development and Alumni/ea Affairs works in conjunction with TRA to identify foundation and corporate support. For assistance in identifying funding sources in the engineering, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, medical and life sciences, please contact TRA.

B. Information Dissemination

• Faculty Mailings
  TRA staff distribute copies of funding opportunity notices to centers, colleges, departments, and individual faculty.
• Community of Science
  Temple University is licensed to use the Community of Science Funding Opportunities database. The database is capable of distributing information based on faculty research interest profiles that are part of the users profile. If you are a new user and would like to construct a profile go to www.cos.com. If you are already registered with COS, go directly to http://fundingopps.cos.com/. For help with registration, contact Eleanor Cicinsky at (215) 204-8691.
• Grants Workshop
  TRA offers workshops on opportunities and strategies for obtaining grants. The Office tailors workshops either to specific departments or to broader audiences such as the social sciences, humanities, physical and life sciences. If interested in suggesting a future workshop topic, please contact TRA.
• Individual Consultation
  TRA provides and advice to faculty and staff regarding funding sources, grant-seeking strategies, grant writing, and proposal review. Furthermore, TRA provides assistance to faculty in developing collaborations for multidisciplinary projects. For individual advice, please contact TRA.
• Assistance In Contacting Sponsors
  To assist faculty in contacting federal or corporate sponsors, the Office maintains a current copy of the Federal Yellow Pages, a phone directory of the major offices of the federal government. For further assistance in contacting federal agencies and corporate sponsors, please contact TRA.