Funding Sources
Find funding for your research using these resources.
Federal Agencies
- Department of Energy (DOE) Funding and Financing
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant Funding
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant Search
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Opportunities and Notices
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Search Page
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Grants Page
Northwestern offices
- The Office of Research Development can help you search funding databases for opportunities related to your specific research interests or facilitate collaborative research relationships with other faculty members.
- The Office of Foundation Relations assists with both seeking and applying for funding from a number of foundations.
- The Office of Corporate Engagement works to establish partnerships between faculty and corporate sponsors.
Listservs and bulletins
- Subscribe to listservs.
- Check the Candid (Foundation Center) Newsletter.
Search engines
- Funding Institutional (Formerly SciVal) Identifies new funding sources through enhanced keyword or faceted search and tracking features
- Foundation Directory Online resources include a database of the entire universe of over 108,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S. Access through the Library’s main page.
Networking
Talk to your peers/mentors about research funding opportunities in your field.
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