Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

Finding Funding: External Sources

Institutionally Limited Competitions
Includes Prizes, Awards, and Fellowships

Resources for Finding Funding

• Community of Science  Add or update your profile  Helpful information
• Seminars and workshops
  
• Cybersecurity resources
• MSU Library reference guides
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
• Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research (CPBR)
  
• Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
• Biomedical Research Support
• Proposal Writing Tips
• Forms--see also specific agencies
  

Federal Agencies

• MSU Congressionally Directed Funding Policy
• Federal Legislative Updates
• MSU Washington, D.C. Office

Corporate funding sources

Before submitting proposals to foundations, corporations, and individuals, researchers should contact the Director of Development for their college and complete a prospect clearance form for proposals requesting $20,000 or more from a private corporation or foundation.

State Funding

• Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund (originally  Life Sciences Corridor)