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Funding Opportunities and Resources

Grant and Fellowship Information and Listing Sites

• Grant/Fellowship Databases
• Federal Funding Resources and Opportunities
• Foundation/Organization/Association Homepages
• Funding Opportunities for Foreign Nationals or US Citizens to Research or Study Abroad (word)
• Grant Writing Resources

Grant/Fellowship Databases

ScienceCareers - A database of funding opportunities for all postdocs (regardless of citizenship)

COS Funding Opportunities Community of Science, Inc	Free Access from Educational Domains(.edu) Quick, Detailed Search Engine (includes citizenship requirements) Over 15,500 World-Wide Funding Opportunities in All Areas of Science, each with Comprehensive Funding Information COS Funding Alert-Free Email Updates on Latest Award and Sponsor Information
CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects	Free Access Database of Information on Federally-Funded Biomedical Research Detailed Search Engine Updated weekly Current and Historic Award Information
FEDERAL REGISTER (FR) Federal Government via Community of Science, Inc.	Free Access from Educational Domains(.edu) Database of Funding Opportunities Offered by US Dept. of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, etc. Be Sure to Search only "Notices" under "types (search)" Daily Email Alerts of New Announcements
FEDIX/MOLIS Sciencewise. com	Free Access FEDIX is a database of funding sources for research, equipment and procurement. MOLIS is a database of minority and women's grants and fellowships. Opportunity Alert-Free Email Updates of Announcements
GrantsNet American Association for the Advancement of Science	Free Access (not including parent-site nextwave) One-time Registration Process Quick, Detailed and Easy Search Engine (includes citizenship requirements) Contact Information for Over 600 National Funding Programs in Bio Medical Fields Only Comprehensive Funding Information for over 450 Funding Opportunities Free Email Updates on Site Changes
SPIN Plus PennERA	Free Access with valid Penn Key SPIN is an up-to-date listing of funding opportunities from national and international governmental and private funding sources. GENIUS is a searchable expertise profile system that contains profiles and/or curriculum vitae of investigators. SMARTS is a system that matches GENIUS profiles with the SPIN funding opportunities and automatically delivers daily updates via email.
Grant Advisor Plus Grant Advisor, Inc.	Free Access from any Penn Computer through Career Services Web page Detailed Search Engine Funding Opportunities for all areas of Science and the Humanities Links to 200+ Federal and Foundation Organizations Newsletter offers detailed reviews and descriptions of grant and fellowship programs

Federal Funding Resources and Opportunities

Helpful NIH Sites:

• Home Page
• Office of Extramural Research
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Guide to Grants and Contracts
  • Grant Policy
  • Award Data
  • Receipt Dates
• NIH Research Training Opportunities
  • K Kiosk-Information on Career Development Awards
  • Career Award Wizard - E tool to determine the best K award for you
• NIH Forms and Applications
  • PC and Mac Computer Templates of NRSA Applications and other federal forms. Compliments of Texas A&M's Engineering Research Services.
• NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts
• NIH Institutes and Offices
• FAQ-Preparing and Submitting an Application

National Science Foundation Sites:

• NSF Home Page
• NSF Documents Online
• NSF Awards Database
• NSF Funding Opportunities

Support Mechanisms For Training

Basic Scientist

Support Mechanisms For Training

Clinician Scientist

Foundation/Organization/Association Homepages

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• American Brain Tumor Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Federation for Aging Research
• American Heart Association
• American Institute for Cancer Research
• American Psychoanalytic Association
• The Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation
• Cancer Research Institute
• The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
• Ford Foundation Postdoc Fellowships
• The Greenwall Fellowship Program in Biomedical Ethics-97
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation
• Leukemia Society of America
• Lupus Foundation of America
• Myasthenia Gravis Association
• National Kidney Foundation
• National Research Council Fellowships
• National Society to Prevent Blindness
• Prostate Cancer Foundation
• The Pew Charitable Trusts
• The Rockefeller Foundation
• Society for Neuroscience
• Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program
• The Whitaker Foundation
• Helen Hay Whitney Foundation

Grant Writing Resources

• Applying for an NRSA
  • How to Apply for an NRSA from NIH by Laura Stark, Ph.D.
    Resources for NRSA applications by Laura Stark, Ph.D.
• UPHS Grant Writing Manual
  • This Manual accompanies the annual workshop, "The Art and Science of Obtaining Federal Funding," but can be picked up at any time from the Office of Sponsored Program Services. It is especially helpful at outlining the School of Medicine's resources and procedures to successfully get a grant application "out the door".
  • Office of Research Program Development
    267 Anat-Chem
    (215) 898-0132
• Grant Writing Proposal: Step by Step
  • Eastern Michigan University's Grant Writing Manual offers great guidance on writing your grant application. It covers the anatomy and nuances of each proposal section as well as strategies to beat the competition.
• Proposal Writing
  • University of Pittsburgh Office of Research manages this resource site which offers simple tips on grant writing. Most helpful is their list of selected web sites.

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