Finding Funding

The UI subscribes to COS Pivot, a comprehensive funding database that includes government funding agencies, private and corporate foundations, and other funding organizations. You can create and save customized searches. Visit pivot.cos.com.

Links to COS Pivot are available in the "Find Funding" section of the Office of Research and Economic Development website.

Sometimes funding opportunities arise through private industry collaborations or discussions with sponsor program officers.  We advise that you inform OSP, your department chair, and your dean early in the discussion process so that we can assess risk and address any potential issues.

For help determining whether you are eligible to apply for your selected funding opportunity, you should first contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.  OSP can refer you to the appropriate Sponsored Programs Administrator (SPA) for your department and the SPA can help you make that determination.

In certain cases there are limitations on the number of proposal that may be submitted by a single university for a given funding opportunity.  In such cases the Office of Research and Economic Development makes the final determination of which proposals will be submitted to the funding agency.  Additionally, the principal investigator(s) must be University or adjunct faculty.