From the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs.....

Missouri State University was awarded over $21 million in FY 2007 from external organizations to support University-based research, education and service projects.  Sources include federal, state and municipal government agencies, not-for-profit entities, and companies. 

Virtually all federal and state agencies support projects conducted in higher education institutions. Funding can be awarded in the form of grants, contracts, and fellowships. In addition, universities can participate in multi-organizational projects where the prime awardee is another university, non-profit entity or company.  Federal agencies usually release information about a specific funding opportunity via the Federal Register, Grants.gov, annual program announcements, or brochures.

State and municipal government organizations also provide significant opportunities for funding that address specific needs. Within Missouri, funding opportunities are most often identified through personal contacts with representatives of the agencies. The State of Missouri web page provides links to 15 state departments and other sites that may be of interest.

Non-profit foundations and associations are an important source of support for University projects. There are over 37,000 foundations in the United States that are classified as company-sponsored, family, independent, or community foundations. See the The Foundation Center  website to access information on over 275 private foundations and over 125 corporate sponsors that have active web sites..

A good place to begin an electronic search for funding opportunities is InfoEd's SPIN Electronic database.

If you want to follow funding opportunities in specific topic areas and have them sent to you automatically, contact the OSRP office (836-5972 or Sponsoredresearch@missouristate.edu) to sign up for SMARTS.

Corporations and businesses also fund university projects through direct contacts. In most cases, these projects address a specific need of the company and may include applied research, training or service oriented activities. Funding is usually provided through contacts.

OSRP has a template Sponsored Program Agreement (SPA) for use with external sponsors that do not have their own contract form

Other External Databases

GrantsNet:
Search for funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education. This site contains information on programs that offer training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. Programs in science, math, engineering, and technology are available for undergraduate faculty and students.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding/

National Science Foundation (NSF):
The National Science Foundation funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. It does this through grants, and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school systems, businesses, informal science organizations and other research organizations throughout the United States. The Foundation accounts for about one-fourth of federal support to academic institutions for basic research. More on the NSF.

Browse NSF funding opportunities, proposal submission guidelines, and policies.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

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