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We created this guide to support members of the university community in their search for financial support for their research. UNCW's Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC) is also available to help you at all stages of the funding process, including proposal development and submission.
For Graduate Students
UCLA GRAPES
UCLA's office of graduate education maintains a database of scholarships, grants, fellowships, and postdoctoral awards. Access is free.
[More details]North Carolina State Government Opportunities
Funding opportunities provided by state government agencies can be hard to find, and each state does it a little differently. Below are some resources specifically for North Carolina.
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Grant opportunities from the NC DNCR.
[More details]Foundations and Associations
Individual foundations and associations often offer funding opportunities, but they can be challenging to locate. The New Hanover County Public Library provides access to several foundation directories, but you need to be in the building to use them. Below are a few other options. Also, remember that membership organizations, such as academic associations, often offer funding opportunities on their websites.
North Carolina Community Foundation
Grant opportunities from the North Carolina Community Foundation.
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GuideStar
Information about nonprofit organizations (the basic version is free to use).
[More details]InfoEd Global and more from SPARC
UNCW provides access to InfoEd Global, a database of funding opportunities. You will need to request a profile from the SPARC office to access the database.
For more, including access to internal funding opportunities via InfoReady, see SPARC's Funding Opportunities page.
InfoEd Global – SPIN Global Suite
Provided by UNCW Office of Sponsored Programs, SPIN Global Suite is the single solution for Researchers and Principal Investigators who desire to spend less time doing the arduous and labor-intensive steps of searching for grant funding, but still be presented with ideally-suited and perfectly matched funding opportunities.
[More details]Request a profile by clicking on the link in the text above.
Federal Government Opportunities
A link to a central funding search is posted below, but you will probably also want to regularly check on the websites of federal agencies that are of greatest relevance to your research. I am listing several of the largest below. You can check USA.gov for an alphabetical listing of federal agencies to find others.
Grants.gov is a mechanism that allows you to search across federal government agencies for funding opportunities.
Department of Health and Human Services
Grant opportunities from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Environmental Protection Agency Grants
Grant opportunities from the Environmental Protection Agency.
[More details]Scholarly Research Services
For more information, visit our Scholarly Research Services webpage.
For Additional Support
If you need more specialized subject-area assistance in locating funding opportunities, try contacting your liaison librarian.
Liaison librarians are research experts and can help you search for foundations and locate and use funding databases.
Liaison librarians are also happy to partner with you as co-principal investigators by working on literature reviews for your funding proposals.