The Office of the Vice President for Research
Guides on sponsored research from start-to-finish can be found on the website of the Office of the VPR. It’s a great reference for researchers at any stage of a career.
Finding Funding
Search for sponsors, collaborators, and ideas.
Within CVM
USDA Capacity Seed Grants program distributes USDA Capacity funding for Animal Health projects and state funds for other research. Iowa Livestock Health Advisory Council (ILHAC) seed grant program accepts proposals for projects that address commodity group priorities.
Tip for Success: Plan your seed grant project to serve as a launch pad to an extramural funding opportunity.
Within ISU
Internal funding opportunities from the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR), like the seed grant programs offered within CVM, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) offers a number of seed grants and other funding opportunities for interdisciplinary research, specialty research advancement, bioscience platform research, arts and humanities scholarship, cost sharing, and publication subvention. Grants Hub manages the competitions for these programs.
Limited Submissions, these are funding opportunities where the sponsor limits the number of proposals each institution may submit. Exceeding the limit can disqualify all of the institution’s proposals. Grants Hub will publicize opportunities and manage Iowa State’s internal competitions, as well as provide proposal development support to selected Iowa State nominees
Tip for Success: Search for and review previously funded projects.
ISU Subscription Databases
Pivot can help you find other ISU researchers to collaborate on projects and make yourself visible to others. Key words are collected from ISU faculty webpages. If you are new to Pivot, you can find training resources here (Workday Learning upcoming).
Federal, State, and non-government Resources.
Tip for Success: Keep your ISU faculty webpage updated so the information on Pivot will be accurate. The CVM Office of Research and Graduate Studies can help with this.
Industry Sponsored Research
The Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) resources can be found here: Resources
Tips for Success: Contacting OIPTT early on in the process is highly recommended.
Building a Research Team
Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) emphasizes building collaborative teams and fostering cross-disciplinary connections to position researchers for competitive proposal development.
Iowa State Authorship Policy
Research outcomes are most often manifested in peer-reviewed publications and, sometimes, can involve authorship disputes. ISU’s authorship policy, which has been in effect since June 2018, can be very useful in proactively discussing authorship issues.