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Searching for Grant Opportunities - the list of offices

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Finding External Funding<br />

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1: Search Funding Opportunity Databases and Consult College<br />

Research Offices, O<strong>the</strong>r Research Units, and colleagues at Penn<br />

State; do a search <strong>of</strong> funded projects via NIH or NSF Award Search<br />

2: Set up Funding Alerts<br />

• Funding alerts are email notifications <strong>of</strong> new funding opportunities in specific<br />

fields or from individual sponsors. Many alerts can be customized. E.g., NSF,<br />

NIH, COS.<br />

3: Search Funding Guides<br />

• O<strong>the</strong>r online resources, such as web sites, pathfinders, and publications, are<br />

specialized by type <strong>of</strong> researcher or field <strong>of</strong> study. Look <strong>for</strong> additional in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

specific to faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars or graduate students.<br />

4: Use Print Resources<br />

• Reference books on funding opportunities, grantmaking organizations, and<br />

proposal writing as well as a collection <strong>of</strong> successful graduate fellowship<br />

proposals are available.

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