Search for External Funding Opportunities On-line
- Search GRANTS.GOV
- Search SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network)
- An on-line, searchable database of federal and private funding programs (accessible only to WKU faculty and staff).
- Now, you can enter your profile and keywords in GENIUS once, and let SMARTS send you e-mail messages every time a program matching your keywords is added to or updated in the SPIN database.
- Create your profile, today! Click here to go to the SMARTS/GENIUS Web site, then follow the step-by-step instructions.
- Search Grant$earch - the Grants Resource Center (GRC) Database
- Finding private and federal grant information on-line is now easier than ever! The American Association of State Colleges and Universities' (AASCU) Grants Resource Center (GRC) Grant$earch database contains descriptions, deadlines and contact information on nearly 2,000 federal and private funding programs of particular interest to higher education institutions that subscribe to GRC services.
- The database contains programs that support academic activities such as research and training, fellowships, program development, and equipment acquisition. All featured programs cater to national or large regional audiences, and most are geared to faculty or postdoctoral investigators. Each entry outlines the overall program purposes and priorities, deadline(s), and contact information. This service is accessible only to WKU faculty and staff. To see the current issue, you will need the current username and password. Contact the OSP at 745-4652 or e-mail sponsored.programs@wku.edu for this information.
- Search GrantsNet
- GrantsNet provides one-stop shopping for young biomedical scientists seeking information on fellowships and other funding support. It's the world's most extensive compilation of searchable data on medical and life science funding. Free. Developed jointly by HHMI and AAAS.
- Search The Foundation Center
- The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.
- Search Private Funding Sources
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - Published weekly, The Chronicle is the No. 1 news source for college and university faculty members and administrators.
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) -- Online communications for the arts.
- Selected Foundations
- Search the Federal Register
- This site allows full-text searches of the Federal Register, which frequently provides complete guidelines and applications instructions for some federal programs.
- Search the FedBizOpps (FBO)
- Offical coverage of all federal procurement opportunities exceeding $25,000 is now available in FedBizOpps (FBO), as published by Business Information & Development Services, Inc. This service was formerly provided through the Commerce Business Daily. As of January 4, 2002, the Department of Commerce ceased publishing the Commerce Business Daily (CBD).
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