University policies with regard to such items as patent policies, publication rights, and indirect costs must be made known to the prospective funding source early in the negotiations in order to avoid the embarrassing situation of having a faculty member complete negotiations for a contract, only to discover that it may be unacceptable to the University. At times the CU Foundation may be involved in negotiations with private funding sources which could affect the submission of proposals from the University. This database, which publishes more than 16,000 sources of funding, is the most comprehensive resource of funding information available on the world wide web. The COS database allows users to conduct their own funding searches whenever, and as frequently as they'd like, by using a variety of indexed fields, including keywords by discipline, sponsors, award types, and more.
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