Grant Writing

Several offices around campus provide support and counseling for faculty seeking research funding:

• Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation (OVPRI) – Funding Sources
• Research Development Services
• Cornell Center for Social Sciences

Making Time to Write

Making Time to Write provides faculty with writing accountability and community as they complete work for publication, promotion and funding. All sessions are held on Zoom. Learn more.

Engaging in Public Scholarship

Publishing and engaging in public-facing research are central to faculty careers. Cornell offers opportunities, including the items below. 

• Cornell’s Media Relations Office and the Cornell Chronicle staff work with faculty to publicize research;
• Cornell’s state and federal relations offices brings faculty research to policymakers;
• Cornell Media Relations Office offers media training and support for op-ed publishing; and 
• Cornell Broadcast Studios provides faculty with resources for podcasts and media interviews

Past OFDD Events on Publicizing Research: 

• “Working with Cornell’s Media Relations Office and the Cornell Chronicle” (video)

Academic Book Publishing

Authors of academic books are encouraged  to read “First Book Advice for Submissions,” prepared by Roger Haydon, Executive Editor at Cornell University Press.

OFDD has held programs on Book Publishing:

Open Access Monograph: Accessibility and Inequality  recording and slides, April 24, 2023
The Art of Talking About Yourself and Your Book recording and slides, March 3, 2023
Nuts and Bolts: The Life of Your Manuscript from Submission to Finished Book, Feb. 2, 2023
Finding and Working with a Publisher, Nov. 16, 2022
Book Publishing Advice from your Colleagues, Oct 18, 2022
Selecting and Working with a Literary Agent, Sept. 12, 2022
What’s Next in Academic Book Publishing, March 18, 2020