Funding Sources For Research And Scholarship

A direct lead between existing research funding needs and research funding sources is lacking. This problem creates a burden on the part of science and engineering college professors who must spend excessive time and effort to search and identify a funding source(s) in order to obtain the information necessary for preparing a research proposal. Since writing a research proposal is time and energy intensive itself, it would be very desirable to develop a simple and direct method for obtaining information on potential sources of funding according to the applicant’s designated research topic(s). In addition, there are many sources of scholarships/fellowships to which both professors and students should have easy access. Professors also need to be capable of advising students on funding sources and relevant details. Therefore, this paper will focus on these issues and will identify direct research and scholarship sources that enable researchers and students to identify needed sources with minimal time and effort. This paper will also identify existing research sources that provide research funding to civil, environmental, coastal and other science and engineering disciplines.