ILR Sponsored Research Office
The mission of the ILR Sponsored Research Office (ILRSRO) is to support, advance, and promote sponsored research and sponsored program activities at the ILR School, providing consistent and courteous customer service and flexible solutions.
ILRSRO’s Responsibilities
- To assist faculty in submitting proposals.
- To assist faculty in locating funding opportunities in support of and to advance ILR faculty research initiatives.
- To work closely with PI and Department to assure proper and consistent administration in concurrence with Cornell policy and procedures as well as that of the granting agency policies.
Proposal Preparation
For proposal submissions, complete this form (PDF, 275 KB) and send to ilr_sponsored@cornell.edu.
The ILR Sponsored Research Office will guide you through all steps of the submission and award process, so contacting them as soon as possible will ensure timely submission for a well-developed proposal. All final application materials are due to the ILR Sponsored Research Office at least 10 business days before the submission deadline.
Find Funding Opportunities
There are many different places you can start. Of course, you can do a good internet search.
Grants.gov
For almost all federal sponsors go to
(You can also sign up for automatic funding alert notices, please see next page)
Grant Forward
Cornell University subscribes to Grant Forward – search for federal grants, foundations, and limited submission opportunities. You can also set up automated funding alerts.
Foundation Center
Cornell University subscribes to the Foundation Center. You need to access it through the Cornell University Library, in order to access all of the search features available to you.
Go to library.cornell.edu, enter “The Foundation Directory Online” in the search box, then click on the Foundation directory link. That will take you to the Foundation Center Directory.Click on “Search Grantmakers”
New York State Funding Portal
New York State now has a funding portal, but looking agency specific is also a good idea. This is a list of various websites you could use:
- Google “NYS Funding Opportunities”
- NYS Grant Opportunity Portal
- NYS Education Department
- NYS Department of Health
- NYS Department of Labor
- NYS Funding Guidebook
- NYS Contracting Opportunities