Funding Sources

IRIS Web-based Funding Database

The Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS) is a unit of the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign. IRIS offers three Web-based funding and research services: the IRIS Database of federal and private funding opportunities in all disciplines; the IRIS Alert Service; and the IRIS Expertise Service.

The IRIS Database currently contains over 8,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. FSU faculty, staff and students can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (ERA) portals. The IRIS Database is updated daily.

The IRIS Alert Service enables users at subscribing institutions to create their own IRIS search profiles. Users can select their preferred search frequency, delivery method (e-mail or Web), and keywords. The program runs a user's profile against the IRIS database and delivers the search results automatically via e-mail or the Web.

The IRIS Expertise Service enables faculty at subscribing institutions to create detailed electronic CVs ("biosketches") and post them to a Web-accessible database for viewing by colleagues at other institutions, program officers at federal and private funding agencies, and private companies. The biosketches can also be used in the electronic submission of grant proposals. There are no copyright or ownership restrictions on IRIS Expertise Service biosketches. Subscribing institutions can download their faculty members' biosketches at any time and use them to populate a local database—or even another online service.

Funding Agencies: Federal

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for Humanities

National Institutes of Health

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Maryland Humanities Council

Maryland State Arts Council

Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland Higher Education Commission

Maryland Historical Trust

Maryland Industrial Partnerships

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Tri-County Council of Western Maryland

Funding Agencies: Foundation and Corporation