Research Funding Sources
Following is a list of sources that describe research funding opportunities in engineering and computer science.
Federal agencies
State agencies
General databases
Community of Science database
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC)
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
National Aeronautical & Space Administration (NASA)
National Institute for Global Environmental Change
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Research Council (NRC)
National Security Agency (NSA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
U.S. Department of Education (DoEd)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
State Agencies
New York State Foundation for Science, Technology & Innovation (NYSTAR)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
General Research Databases
Community of Science Database
Binghamton University belongs to the Community of Science (COS). COS is the leading Internet site for the global R&D community. COS brings together the world's most prominent scientists and researchers at more than 1,300 universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide. COS provides tools and services that enable these professionals to communicate, exchange information and find the people and technologies that are important to their work. These services are accessed through the COS Workbench, a customized workspace for the individual member.
With a COS account, you can search more than 22,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities, worth over $33 billion -- updated daily. You can also sign up to receive weekly email alerts for research announcements in your specific research areas.
You can set up your own individual COS account at http://www.cos.com/