Funding and Proposal Writing Resources
Online Funding Newsletters
Government Funders
Key MSU Web Sites
Book Resources
Proposal Writing Resources
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Community of Science, Funding Opportunities Database
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COS Funding News Weekly Sampling of Selected Programs
http://fundingopps.cos.com/news/
Top Ten Funding Opportunities of the Previous Week
http://fundingopps.cos.com/topten
Community of Science Expertise Database
http://expertise.cos.com/
Fill in the web-based form and see what grants are available. It is also possible to create a profile and have new funding opportunities mailed to your e-mail address. Feeling lucky? Check out the Funding News random selection of new opportunities or the ten most frequently viewed entries from the previous week. Search the COS Expertise Database to identify faculty members at selected institutions (including Michigan State) conducting research in defined areas. For additional options within the Community of Science array of databases, click here.
Foundation Directory Online Professional (Main Library Access Only)
http://er.lib.msu.edu/item.cfm?item=048393
According to the Foundation Center, The Foundation Directory Online Professional is our "next-generation" service tier that provides Subscribers with access to an unprecedented wealth of timely, comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants. You'll find detailed profiles of over 92,000 U.S. grantmakers...with records for more than 1.3 million recently awarded grants! Work smarter—and faster—to find the funds you need. Professional lets you keyword-search across more than 447,000 IRS 990s for grantmaking organizations. With unique funder portfolios of news, RFPs, key staff affiliations, and color-coded grant distribution charts. Professional is the best choice for successful grantseekers.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Main Library Access Only)
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
Includes descriptions of more than 6,000 foundations and public charities that fund individual grantseekers, and is searchable by nine different criteria. Records provide contact information, financial data, application information, and program descriptions, with links to more than 500 foundation Web sites. Updated quarterly.
GrantSelect
http://72.3.247.11/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl
A web version of the complete Grants Database that gives grant seekers up-to-date information related to current funding programs from thousands of sources. According to the publisher, it contains over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by over 3,400 sponsoring organizations. Each record includes: contact information, sponsor name and address, subject terms for related searches, and type of sponsor (federal agency, foundation, research institute, etc.). Each record also includes, where available: URLs to more information on the funding opportunity, deadline date(s), restrictions on who may apply (including geographic restrictions), lists of previous awards, amount(s) of grant or award, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number, populations encouraged to apply (e.g., women, minorities, disabled), RFA and PA numbers for NIH grants, and program numbers for NSF grants. Funding opportunities range from pure research grants to arts programs, biomedical and health care research, community services programs, children and youth programs, and K-12 education funding. Sponsoring organizations include federal government agencies (including NIH, NSF, Centers for Disease Control, and many others), foundations and other nonprofit organizations, corporations and corporate foundations, research institutes, state agencies, and universities.
FundSource: A Search Tool for Research Funding in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/
FundSource is a tool designed to help behavioral and social scientists find research funding. It has been designed to be specific to behavioral and social science research, freely available with no subscription costs, and responsive to your needs and feedback. The FundSource database includes short descriptions; contact information; and web links to programs in federal agencies, foundations, and international organizations that fund behavioral and social science research.
Academic disciplines covered include: anthropology, archaeology, area/population studies, communication, criminology, economics, education, geography, linguistics/psychology, planning/policy studies, political science, psychology, public affairs, socio/legal studies, and sociology.
GrantsNet Funding Directory
web link
The Funding Directory represents a list of all programs pertaining to biomedical and science research currently entered in the GrantsNet database. You can use it to find information about specific programs that interest you. Programs are listed here under the name of the granting foundation, and foundations are arranged in alphabetical order. When a foundation is named after a person, that foundation is listed in alphabetical order according to the person's surname (e.g., The Roy C. Carver Charitable Trust is listed under "C").
Proposal Central
https://proposalcentral.altum.com/
proposalCENTRAL is an e-grantmaking website shared by many government, non-profit, and private grant-making organizations. Lists numerous funding opportunities of interest. Requires free registration.
The Grant Advisor
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/msu/msu.htm
A monthly newsletter (except July) providing grant and fellowship
information of interest to academic faculty and graduate students. This version of THE GRANT ADVISOR includes hypertext links to organization web sites as well as electronic form letters for those organizations providing e-mail access.
The Grant Advisor Deadline Memos (PDF Format)
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/msu/msu.htm#tgad
Update monthly (except July). Provides grant and fellowship deadlines of interest to academic faculty and graduate students. Requires Adobe Acrobat for viewing. Deadlines are sorted into the following categories:
Academic Funding Newsletters and Current Awareness Services
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/percat.htm
Check this web page out for more web resources.
Nonprofit Newsletters and Current Awareness Services
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/percat2.htm
Some of these newsletters provides funding alerts. Others provide information about the world of philanthropy.
Federal Funding Tools and Information Resources
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/federal.htm
Identifies places to start.
State of Michigan Funding Information
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/state.htm
Identifies places to start.
Michigan State University, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
http://www.msu.edu/unit/vprgs/
Internal Funding Opportunities
External Funding Opportunities
Central clearinghouse for research and funding information on campus.
Michigan State University, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Institution-Limited Competitions
http://resfacil.msu.edu/groups/ILP/
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies has developed a new procedure for managing institutionally limited funding opportunities. Such limited submission proposals will require a short pre-proposal to select the application(s) to be submitted from MSU. The pre-proposal guidelines and cover sheet are available on the Web at:
http://resfacil.msu.edu/groups/ILP/. This site also lists the program announcements including the internal and external deadlines. Faculty are encouraged to subscribe to the Limited Submission Listserv to receive regular notifications of limited submission opportunities. Instructions for subscribing to the limited submission listserv can be found on the Institutionally Limited Proposals Web site. If you have any questions about this new process please send them to me or to
limited@msu.edu. Source: Estelle J. McGroarty, Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Director of the Office of Research Development and Grants Coordination, April 30, 2008.
Michigan State University, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Research Facilitation & Dissemination
http://resfacil.msu.edu/RFDtest/Welcome%21.html
This new unit seeks to assist all faculty in identifying useful sources for extramural support, and to facilitate inter-institutional, university-wide, and large team interdisciplinary projects and proposal writing efforts. Services include:
(1) Grant-writing support for approved projects.
(2) Free Wiki and blog hosting for project and proposal development
(3) Direct training -- and subventions for third-party training -- in grant proposal development and project management.
(4) Travel support for visits to Federal and other grant officers for discussion of possible projects.
(5) RFPs and Funding Opportunities Blog (mentioned below) to share information about funding opportunities.
For more information, contact Loraine J. Hudson, Director, 238 Administration Building, Michigan State University; E-mail:
ljh@msu.edu; Telephone: (517) 432-4499
Michigan State University, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Research Facilitation & Dissemination (RF&D) unit
RFPs & Funding Opportunities Blog
http://resfacil.msu.edu/groups/RFP_Opportunities/blog/
This blog has been created to alert MSU Faculty to current funding opportunities and program deadlines, including both intramural and extramural sources. Many items on the blog will be derived from "grants.gov".
Michigan State University, Vice President for Finance and Operations,
Contract and Grant Administration
http://www.cga.msu.edu/
The place to go for technical assistance in preparing grant proposals and budgets.
MSU University Development: Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Working documents from Lucille Fallon, Director
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/msudev.htm
If you are planning to seek more than $20,000 from a corporation or a foundation to finance your research, you are required to contact this unit for clearance. Requests for support below $20,000 should also be discussed prior to making the request. For more information, take a look at the University Development Official Home Page.
Michigan State University, Graduate School, Funding Opportunities
http://grad.msu.edu/funding.htm
Outlines financial aid available to graduate students at Michigan State University, including scholarships, fellowships, travel money, graduate assistantships, and emergency funding.
Michigan State University Scholarship Search
https://scholendow.ais.msu.edu/student/ScholSearch.Asp
MSU offers a wide variety of scholarships, some of which have criteria which severely limit the number of students who might be eligible for the scholarship, while others have much broader criteria. This facility should help you find those MSU scholarships for which you might be eligible.
Michigan State University Libraries
Grants and Related Resources
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/index.htm
Be sure to check out the following sections:
(1) Grants for Individuals, with breakouts by academic status, population category, and by subject.
(2) Grants for Nonprofits
(3) MSU Awards and Grants
(4) Academic Fundraising
Michigan State University Libraries
Grants and Related Resources Blog
http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=51
This new blog features items of interest to grantseekers in general, whether they be faculty, staff, students, or the community at large. Many items feature resources available through the MSU Libraries Funding Center, a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection.
Annual Register of Grant Support
Wilmette, Ill. : National Register Publishing Co., annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .A7
Includes information on programs sponsored by government agencies, public and private foundations, educational and professional associations, special interest organizations and corporations. Covers a broad range of interests including academic and scientific research, publication support, equipment and construction support, in-service training, competitions and prizes, and travel and exchange programs. Organized by broad subject areas with four indexes: subject, organization and program, geographic and personnel.
The Grants Register
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2338 .G7
The complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide.
Foundation Grants to Individuals
New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .F6
The most comprehensive listing available of private foundations which provide financial assistance to individuals. The foundations described have made grants to students, artists, scholors, foreign individuals, minorities, musicians, scientists and writers for scholarships, fellowships, student loans, internships, residencies, arts and cultural projects, medical and emergency assistance, residencies and travel programs.
Additional choices can be found by reviewing the books listed in ....
Grants for Individuals
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3subject.htm
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Grant for Nonprofits
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm
Academic Fundraising Web Sites
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4acfrais.htm
Provides around 140 web links, including the ones below.
Nonprofit Fundraising Web Sites
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcelec.htm
Identifies around 500 proposal writing resources and other related topics available over the web.
Fundraising Web Sites for Educators
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4edfrais.htm
Identifies over 100 web sites of potential interest to teachers and principals.
Need More Information About Grants Research or Proposal Writing?
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fc_a.htm
The Grants and Related Resources Home Page contains a section called Grantsmanship Techniques which provides an exhaustive annotated listing of books available in the Michigan State University Library.
Proposal Writing Video Guides
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcvideo.htm
Identifies videos available in the Foundation Collection Supervisor/s Office in the Michigan State University Library. Appointment required to view.
Additional Conference, Meeting, and Workshop Opportunities
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/workshp2.htm
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