Sponsored Research also keeps on hand current editions of the Annual Register of Grant Support and The Foundation Directory for those interested in inquiring further into funding opportunities. Some application materials are made available as downloads from the OSR database. SPIN and the OSR database provide detailed contact information for the acquisition of program materials and applications.
Agencies require considerable time to evaluate and review research proposals.
Expect a minimum of six months between the submission of a proposal and the onset of funding, if it should be awarded. Activities involving human subjects require approval by the Graduate Center Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects . The Internet has become an indispensable tool for locating potential funding sources, inquiring into the appropriateness of one's projects for a certain program, and ordering applications and other materials. Many foundations and organizations, especially federal entities like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health , are assembling comprehensive online resources. For some funding programs it is possible to download an application or even to apply over the Internet.