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Identifying Funding Sources for Research and Scholarly Activities

Identifying Funding Sources for Research and Scholarly Activities. Elizabeth Allen GrantSource Library Office of Research Development Vice Chancellor for Research. 307 Bynum Hall Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. allen@unc.edu // 962-6022. Topics for Today. Funding fundamentals

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Identifying Funding Sources for Research and Scholarly Activities

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  1. Identifying Funding Sources for Research and Scholarly Activities Elizabeth Allen GrantSource Library Office of Research Development Vice Chancellor for Research 307 Bynum Hall Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. allen@unc.edu // 962-6022

  2. Topics for Today • Funding fundamentals • Tips for researching funding opportunities • GrantSource tools: • Funding databases • Setting up funding alert service/s • Funding guides and print resources • Awards made and expertise resources • Funding agencies • Proposal writing help

  3. Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities • Look for funders with a good fit - identify their goals or needs • Talk to the program officer • Broaden your search - look at the larger field and approach your work from different perspectives • Brainstorm broad and specific keywords • Categories that apply to the applicant • Types of awards sought

  4. GrantSource Library http://grantsource.unc.edu

  5. Funding Databases • COS Pivot Funding Opportunities Database • Large, multi-disciplinary funding database – search, create accounts, receive alerts • Carolina Internal Funding Database • Information on funding provided by or administered by UNC-Chapel Hill • InfoEdSPIN • Another multi-disciplinary funding database – particularly useful for programmatic funding • Other specialized resources – subject, population or funder-specific http://grantsource.unc.edu/databases

  6. Alert Services • Custom alerts from COS Pivot and SPIN • Sponsor-specific alerts • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • Guide for Grants and Contracts Table of Contents (via listserv or RSS feed) • Extramural Nexus • NIH Public Listservs • NSF Update • Customize to your interests • AHRQ, HRSA, and others • Robert Wood Johnson email services • Environmental Protection Agency NCER listserv http://grantsource.unc.edu/alerts

  7. Funding Guides & Print Resources • Funding Guides • Discipline and Population-specific lists of funding • Print Resources • Discipline-specific directories • Guides to corporate and foundation giving • Proposal writing guides, especially • The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook -- guidelines for the new shortened NIH format http://grantsource.unc.edu/guides

  8. Awards Made Databases • Search to find actual awards funded • Helps maximize programmatic relevance of your proposals • Federal grants awarded databases • NIH RePORTER • NSF Award Data • DOD Search Awards for Congressionally Directed Medical Research • Private and state grants awarded databases http://grantsource.unc.edu/awards-made

  9. Faculty Expertise & Funding Agencies • Faculty Expertise • Information about the research interests/activities of faculty members • Funding Agencies • Links to important sponsor information – see especially the NIH and NSF pages http://grantsource.unc.edu/expertise

  10. Proposal Writing Resources • Proposal assistance resources at Carolina • Online proposal writing guides, such as • Academic Scientists’ Toolkit (ebook) • Grant Application Writer’s Handbook (ebook), Rief-Lehrer • Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Russell and Morrison • NIH-specific online help resources http://grantsource.unc.edu/proposal-writing

  11. Research Support blog • Published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development • Lists internal and priority funding opportunities • Provides funding tips, campus news, and federal and state funding news • Subscribe via listserv or RSS feed http://research.unc.edu/news-events/research-support

  12. Thank You!

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