Searching for Funding

Search Databases for Funding Opportunities

Name of Database Additional Information
ISLA Research Grantsline

This database contains opportunities hand-picked by ISLA staff. It focuses on funding opportunities of interest to scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

COS - Community of Science

Not just for Sciences - lists funding for Humanities too. Contains more than 22,000 records representing nearly 400,000 opportunities. ND has a paid subscription to this service. If you access the website from a ND computer, it will recognize you as a paid subsriber. You DO NOT need a username or password. Just go directly to the Main Search page.

Decade of Behavior (FundSource)

Designed to help Behavioral and Social Scientists find research funding. Created with support from the National Science Foundation and the American Psychological Association.

Foundation Center (The)

ND is enrolled in their "associates" program. Please contact Laurie or Ken if you would like to request a specialized search.

Grants.gov 

The federal government's "storefront" for federal grant-making.

Grant Resource Center (GrantSearch)

From the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' (AASCU).

IRIS - Illinois Researcher Information Service

Contains over 8,600 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. ND has a paid subscription to this service. If you access the website from a ND computer, it will recognize you as a paid subsriber.

ND Graduate School Grant/Fellowship Database

Of most interest to those seeking dissertation year funding, or postdoctoral fellowships.

NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts

You can sign up for email notifications regarding new PAs (program announcements) and RFAs (requests for proposals) from NIH.

NSF - National Science Foundation

You can sign up for email notifications that will include funding opportunities from NSF.