CFE’s Research and Creative Activities team members work with faculty to identify funding opportunities from internal support and seed funding to external fellowships and grants from government agencies, foundations, non-profits, and industry. We can help you transition from ideation to execution through workshops that provide strategies, tools, and resources. Individual consultations are also available to help you craft your long-term funding strategy and communicate with managers at funding agencies. You can reach out about finding funding support by filling out our Support Request Form.
While funding for your project is fantastic, the pursuit of funding can be confusing and complex. The CFE's R&CA team aims to demystify the process of securing funding through a series of workshops and events around developing specific types of proposals.
The specific types of proposals covered in previous workshops have included:
OU Internal Funding Opportunities (PDF).
CFE annually updates the list of OU internal funding opportunities available through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships, Research Council, Faculty Senate, OU Libraries, Institutes and Centers, and Colleges. Please note that funding opportunities can change; we recommend contacting the source prior to preparing the application.
GrantForward is a searchable database of government, foundation, and industry funding opportunities available at no extra charge for anyone with an "ou.edu" email address. Conduct searches here to find a list of funding sources curated to your interests. Set up automated email alerts to inform you of any additional funding opportunities matching your research profile.
This workshop will show you how to find funding to support research and creative activities at any stage of your career. We will walk you through seed funding and fellowship awards available to OU faculty —awards often sought by early career faculty building their portfolio toward larger projects. We will also show you how to find awards through external agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), as well as through foundations and industry partners. Participants will learn to curate a search through GrantForward, a database free to OU faculty which supports personalized, recurring queries and networking with others in your field. This workshop is offered each semester.
This workshop presents information on early career funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and others. This workshop includes pointers on how to develop the project overview.
For OU faculty planning to submit an NSF CAREER proposal in July, this information session provides guidelines and OU resources to help you map your submission strategy. This workshop is offered every fall semester.
This four-week workshop shows faculty new to submitting major grant proposals how to compose proposal narratives with the clarity, organization, and impact needed to win over reviewers at funding agencies. Topics include:
This workshop series is for faculty who would like to develop a full 15-page NSF CAREER proposal during Spring semester in view of the annual July deadline. The Research & Creative Activities team will host five weekly sessions. Topics include:
The National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other federal agencies require submitted proposals to provide biosketches and current and pending funded programs in a specific format. This format can be produced through SciENcv, which will link your information from ORCiD. Participants will be able to populate and complete a SciENcv biosketch by the end of the session. This session walks you through the process of:
This workshop is offered each semester.
