GRANTS
See also: Scholarships
Getting Started
See also: Books | Grant Funding Sources
Where do I begin?
Start by asking yourself some standard questions:
- Do you need additional supervised training?
- Do you want to work under a mentor?
- Do you want to undertake independent research?
If you are unsure of the answers to these questions you can talk to colleagues in your field or at a similar level of career development.
Explore grant resources
You also can learn a great deal by searching the funding-source databases such as those listed in the Grant Funding Sources area of this guide. Each funding source is going to have different dates of submission and criteria.
Find grant opportunities
Start your search for federal government-wide grant opportunities and register to receive automatic e-mail notifications of new grant opportunities as they are posted.
Apply for grants
Now that you have possibly found a grant you want to apply for, find a recent copy of a successful grant proposal that's the same kind you are writing, written for the same agency. You can then use the successful grant proposal as a model for the grant you will be writing.
Useful Grant Web Sites
Grants Life Cycle Editor's Choice!
A researcher's guide from the University of Washington
Research Funding Service
- FAQ
FAQ For Beginning Grant Writers from the University of Washington Health Sciences.
All About Grants Tutorials
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - National Institutes of Health
Proposal Writer's Guide by Don Thackrey
From the University of Michigan; check out the section on Why Proposals Are Rejected
Books 
See also: Getting Started | Grant Funding Sources
You can search the library's online catalog, CRUZCAT, by subject to find books that can help you with the grant process. Some possible subjects include (click to view books available in each subject):
Document Delivery
Order library books to be delivered to your campus address (UCSC faculty, staff, and graduate students only)
Grant Writing and Research
Finding funding: grantwriting from start to finish, including project management and Internet use - McHenry Reference LB2342.4 .U6 B74 2001 [Library Use Only]
The only grant-writing book you'll ever need - McHenry Reference HG177.5 .U6 K37 2003 [Library Use Only]
Writing successful science proposals - S&E Stacks Q180.55 .P7 F75 2000
Getting science grants: effective strategies for funding success - S&E Reference
Q180.55 .G7 B53 2003 [Library Use Only]
Science Grant Worksheets - Supplemental web site
Grant Sources
Foundation directory - S&E Reference AS911 .A2 F65 [Library Use Only]
Annual register of grant support - McHenry Reference AS911 .A2 A67 [Library Use Only]
Grant Funding Sources
See also: Getting Started | Books
Key:  = For graduate students |  = For faculty |  = For undergraduate students
University of California
University of California Office of Research
UC system-wide research funding opportunities available to UC faculty, researchers, and graduate students
The UC Discovery Grant
UC Discovery currently awards grants in these fields of science and engineering: Biotechnology; Communications and Technology; Digital Media; Electronics Manufacturing and New Materials; Information Technology for Life Sciences; and Microelectronics.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Center for Teaching Excellence
Instructional Improvement grants
Federal Agencies
Best way to start: Review the Quick Guide to Funding Databases.
GrantsNet Editor's Choice!
Funding opportunities for training in the biological and medical sciences. First-time users must register before they can search the database.
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Editor's Choice!  What is RSS?
Search for research funding opportunities from sources that include private and government sources such as the NSF, NIH, USDA. Search by keyword, deadline, funding amounts, geographic area, and more. E-mail funding alert available.
Grants.gov
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive
grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies. Access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by 26 federal
grant-making agencies.
National Science Foundation Grants Information What is RSS?
The NSF is the independent US government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering.
National Institutes of Health Grants and Funding Opportunities What is RSS?
NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines, and funding opportunities
Space Telescope Science Institute
Awards grants for the Hubble Fellowship Program, the Education and Public Outreach program, and for the NASA
IDEAS (Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy and Space Sciences)
research grants program
CRISP
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database, maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health, includes projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH).
Federal Register
Issued by the US Government Printing Office (GPO), and published on the Web by Community of Science (COS), the Federal Register (FR) lists US federal agency announcements and information, such as presidential documents, agency meetings, grant opportunities, and proposed federal regulations. The GPO publishes a new edition of the Federal Register every business day, which COS uploads on a regular basis into its FR database.
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
See also: Grants
Books
See also: Funding Sources
You can search the library's online catalog, CRUZCAT, by subject to find books that can help you locate research scholarships. Some possible subjects include (click to view books available in each subject):
Document Delivery
Order library books to be delivered to your campus address (UCSC faculty, staff, and graduate students only)
Graduate Students
Cash for grad school: the ultimate guide to grad school scholarships - McHenry Reference LB2337.4 .M2855 2004 [Library Use Only]
Getting money for graduate school - McHenry Reference LB2371.4 .G38 2002 [Library Use Only]
Dan Cassidy's worldwide graduate scholarship directory - McHenry Reference LB2337.2 .C365 2000 [Library Use Only]
Undergraduate Students
The College blue book - [electronic resource]
The College board scholarship handbook -McHenry Reference LB2338 .C6554 2004 [Library Use Only]
Scholarships, fellowships and loans: a guide to education-related financial aid programs for students and professionals - [electronic resource]
Funding Sources
See also: Books
Key: = For graduate students | = For faculty | = For undergraduate students
If you want to search the internet on your own, use the keyword "research" and add one of the following acronyms:
- REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates)
- SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships)
- SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Program)
- MURF (Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships)
University of California
University of California Office of Research
Listing of
Physical Sciences and Engineering Social Sciences Funding Opportunities
University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry -SURF
UCSC Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry summer undergraduate research fellowship
CBSE Student Fellowships
Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering: sections for undergraduate students, graduate students, and a section for women, minority students, and students with disabilities, with awards offered at UCSC and by other organizations.
Center for Tropical Research in Ecology, Agriculture, and Development
Grants in support of tropical research
Minority Access to Research Careers/Minority Biomedical Research Support
Listing by state of internships, color coded by post-bac and post-doc. Includes UCSC-specific internships.
Federal Agencies
Fulbright Program for U.S. Students - Sponsored by U.S. Department of State
The largest US international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
Foreign Fulbright Graduate Student Program
Nearly 5,000 Fulbright grants are awarded each year for foreign national students, teachers, scholars and professionals to study, teach, lecture, and conduct research in the US, and for US nationals to do likewise outside of the US.
National Science Foundation - REU What is RSS?
Research experience for undergraduates in organic chemistry.
National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship Program What is RSS?
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study.
Center for Adaptive Optics Summer Research Internships
Funded by the National Science Foundation.
Summer research opportunities in adaptive optics at UCSC, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and the University of Rochester.
Organizations
Graduate Women in Science
The Graduate Women in Science organization is a non-profit association that works to advance the participation and recognition of women in science and to foster research through grants, awards, and fellowships.
HSF/General Motors Scholarship Program
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and General Motors (GM) have partnered to provide financial resources to assist outstanding Latinos pursuing degrees in Engineering and Business. The award amount is $2,500.
Institute of International Education
Extremely useful site if you need information about working or studying abroad. Fellowship information is also available.
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