A Tour of Metro’s Online Resources

The Office of Sponsored Programs at MSCD has assembled many valuable resources on their website to help faculty search for available funding. The next step in this workshop will be to take a tour of all the available resources.

To find the Office of Sponsored Programs website from the MSCD homepage:
1. Go to www.mscd.edu.
2. Click on "For Faculty and Staff" all the top navigation bar.
3. Under "Faculty Resources", click on the link "Office of Sponsored Programs."

First, we will look at the "Funding" section of the OSP’s (Office of Sponsored Programs’) site.

1. Look for the list of links on the top left-hand side of the page and click on "Federal/State Funding". This will provide you with a list of large agencies providing grant funding.

2. Click on the second link on the left called "Resources". This will provide you with a list of online resources for preparing and writing grant proposals.

3. The last link titled "Search" sends you to any online database of available grant funding. We will go over this search in detail in a minute.

The Office of Institutional Advancement also provides online grant resources. Their information focuses on funding from private foundations.

Now let’s review some of the resources provided by IA (Institutional Advancement):

• Frequently Asked Questions - typical questions answered on how to use Metro as the institution to get funding.
  
  
• Checklist - guide to step you through the funding process for private foundations.
  
  
• Resource Bibliography - list of print materials used for finding funding.
  
  
• Internet Bibliography – list of online resources for funding (we have already used in a previous exercise).
  

EXERCISE: Using GRC's GrantSearch Database

Use the online search funtion provided by OSP to find another funding match for your short list of potential grant awards. The instructions are provided here and are also attached to the downloadable version of the Study Guide. Once you have performed a search, write down the following information for one match on your Study Guide:

Foundation/Funder Name:
Contact Name:
Contact Information:

Note: You may need to allow some time to complete this exercise before moving to the next step in the workshop. Bookmark this page to save your place in the workshop.