Japanese phrase
この___の資金源は何ですか？ ko no ___ no shi kin gen wa nan de su ka
Meaning
Where does the funding for this ___ come from?
When to use it
Asks where the money for a particular activity comes from. It is common in neutral or formal conversations about funding and focuses on the financial source.
Example dialogue
この研究の資金源は何ですか？ ko no ken kyū no shi kin gen wa nan de su ka
Where does the funding for this research come from?
大学の助成金です。 dai gaku no jo sei kin de su
It comes from a university grant.