Search databases to identify potential funding sources for your research, artistic, and other
scholarly pursuits. Set up customized email alerts when new funding is posted. The University subscribes to search tools for
use by University faculty, staff, and students. Training is available both in person and via online tutorials
Jump to: Funding Alerts or Training - In-person & online
- Community of Science (COS)
Despite its name, COS includes information about sponsors in all
disciplines. Includes information for federal, non-federal, and
international opportunities. You can also add your profile to
a database of academic and scholarly expertise of over 400,000
active profiles.
- Foundation
Directory Online
Full-text search capability for over 80,000 foundations. Program
details and guidelines for funding applications are provided,
as well as links to foundation Web sites. Access is available
for on-site computers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
only.
- FundSource
A search tool for research funding in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Created with
support from NSF and the American Psychological Association.
- Grants.gov
The online resource for all Federal grants. However, to ensure
a thorough search of a specific agencies' opportunities, it is
recommended that you also search that agencies' Web site.
- GrantsNet To find funds
for training in the biological sciences and undergraduate science
education.
- IRIS
This database offers three searching services--the IRIS Database
of funding opportunities in all disciplines, the IRIS Alert Service,
and the IRIS Expertise Service.
- Minnesota
Council on Foundations (MCF)
Features a calendar of upcoming grant application deadlines for
Minnesota grant makers as reported to the Minnesota Council on
Foundations.
- Sponsored Programs Information Network
(SPIN)
SPIN is a searchable database that provides detailed information
about thousands of federal, non-federal, and international funding
opportunities. Use SPIN to perform a quick
search or create
a user profile to set up customized searches with e-mail alerts
about new opportunities that match your search criteria.
Funding alerts
- COS
COS Funding Alert subscribers receive a weekly e-mail with a customized
list of funding opportunities based on previously specified
criteria provided by the individual COS members.
- Grants.gov
Sign up to receive all new federal grant notices or specify notification
based on customized criteria or funding opportunity number.
- IRIS
The IRIS Alert Service allows you to create your own IRIS search
profile. Your search profile will be run automatically at specified
intervals and will alert you to upcoming funding opportunities
in your areas of interest.
- RFP Bulletin
A roundup of recently announced Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
from private, corporate, and government funding sources. Weekly
e-mails are available.
Training
Workshops
- Grant
Funding: Search Tools and Resources
A University Libraries workshop to learn how to use SPIN, Community
of Science and the Foundation Directory to search for grant opportunities.
Set up e-mail updates on specific subjects and discover how to
find internal U of M funding sources. Job aids from the
workshop include:
Online Tutorials
Note: These tutorials are authored by the vendor
COS
(note: all tutorials are in PowerPoint format)
Using
COS Funding Opportunities
Using
Your COS Expertise Profile
Using
COS Funding Alert Tutorial
Using
COS Expertise
IRIS
Tutorial
for Using IRIS
Spin
Reference
guide
(How to search, set up your profile and search criteria for e-mail
alerts)
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Tutorial
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