Locate Funding
Use the online resources available below to locate external funding for the following:
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Research
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Fellowships
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Education
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Training
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Program or curriculum development
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Equipment acquisition
GrantForward:
The University of West Georgia currently subscribes to GrantForward which is an online database of announcmenents from federal, state, local, and foundation sponsors. Most are geared to faculty or postdoctoral investigators, although the database does include many opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The database directory includes funding for Arts, Business, Education, Engineering & Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and more.
To access GrantForward:
- Go to the GrantForward website and click on the "sign up" tab in the top right corner.
- On the "Create an Account" page, enter your UWG email address and create a password.
- You will receive an email from GrantForward to the email address you provided. This email will contain a confirmation link. Once you click on this link to confirm, your account is created.
Foundation Center - GrantSpace:
GrantSpace is a new resource site for grant seekers launched by the Foundation Center. The Subjects tab on the GrantSpace site provides funding opportunty announcements, news, questions and answers, facts and figures, and sample proposal documents for subjects in Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Health Care, Human Services, and more. Other Foundation Center resources are accessible throughout the site, including training events, publications, and the Foundation Directory Online. The Tools tab links to five search engines, including a library of sample documents such as successful proposals, letters of intent, and budgets for foundation grants.
Grants.gov
The Grants.gov website can be searched to locate all federal funding offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies. You do not have to register with Grants.gov to search for grant opportunities.
National Science Foundation - Funding Opportunties
All National Science Foundation grant funding opportunities can be found on this site.
National Science Foundation also provides free e-mail notifications of recent program announcements. You can select to receive email notifications for funding opportunitities, deadlines, newsletter, reports, etc. To sign up for a free NSF e-mail subscription click here.
National Institute of Health - Funding Opportunities
All National Insitutue of Health medical and behavioral research grant funding opportunities can be found on this site.
National Endowment for the Humanities - Funding Opportunities
All grant funding opportunities from the National Endowment for the Humanities are listed on this site.
National Endowment for the Arts - Funding Opportunities
All grant funding opportunities from the National Endowment for the Arts are listed on this site.
U.S. Department of Energy - Funding Opportunities
All grant funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Energy are listed on this site.
Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)