External Funding Opportunities

In addition to internal opportunities, there are a wide variety of funding sources with an online presence. The following are links to some of those sources; if you'd like to add new sources to this list please contact OVPR staff.

Restricted Submissions Database

The Office of the Vice President for Research maintains a list of funding opportunities with restricted submissions policies. These are opportunities that require institutional nomination or endorsement and/or that are eligible to a limited number of applicants from each institution.

SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network)

SPIN is a database of funding opportunities designed to assist faculty, students, and administration in the identification of external support for research, education, and development projects. SPIN not only contains many of the latest research funding opportunities, but also provides information about fellowships, postdoctoral opportunities, development and educational curriculum projects, sabbatical and publication support, equipment opportunities, and much more. There are thousands of federal, nonfederal, and corporate opportunities profiled in the database.

NSF E-Bulletin

The E-Bulletin is an electronic bulletin of current and upcoming program dates and deadlines.

GrantsNet

AAAS and HHMI have created a free, searchable database of biomedical funding options from non-profit organizations and federal agencies. (You may wish to sign up for email notifications of updates to the GrantsNet page.)

ADVANCE Program Sponsored Project Support

Includes information on databases and aggregate websites listing federal and private funding opportunities. There are also extensive lists on specific internal and external award programs, as well as information on university resources for external funding support. 

Brown University Library Finding Grants for Public Humanities Projects

Finding funds to support public projects in the Humanities is a never-ending quest. This page provides some ideas on where to start your search. Fund sources can be divided principally into three broad classes: federal, state, and private.