Grants

Several offices on campus provide support for faculty seeking research funding and offer awards:

• Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation (OVPRI) – Funding Sources
• Internal Funding Opportunities
• Research Development Services
• Early Career Funding Resources
• Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
• Cornell Center for Social Sciences
• Einaudi Center for International Studies

External sources:

• Foundations
• Non-Federal Options

Making Time to Write

OFDD offers a writing accountability program open to all faculty on Zoom. Learn more about Making Time to Write.

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 (video);
• 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
• Cornell Broadcast Studios suggests tips for conducting interviews at home.

Academic Book Publishing

OFDD has held the programs listed below 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

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