Institutions of higher learning are currently encountering numerous financial problems. These problems present several dilemmas for faculty such as questions concerning their workload and the demand for more accountability of how their time is spent. Women and junior faculty are the two groups most negatively affected by the demand for greater productivity and the demand for accountability (Meyer, 1998). One approach to handling this financial crisis is for faculty to seek external funds to support their research projects. Limited research dollars are available so faculty must be skillful in how to acquire them and must be aggressive when competing for them. Acquiring and competing for these limited funds are important issues to faculty because tenure and promotion decisions are based on successful research.