Funding Resources

WU Subscribed Databases (COS & IRIS)
WU Funding Resources
Federal Funding Opportunities
Funding Alert Subscriptions
Other Funding Links

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Alumni and Development Programs, serves as liaison for philanthropic support between the University and corporations and foundations. The office advises PI's on the appropriateness of non-federal funding sources and provides proposal submission assistance. Before contacting a private foundation or corporation, University clearance may be required. For further information, contact Marty Igel for foundations and Phil Campbell for corporations. For inquiries from the School of Medicine contact Patricia Gregory.


Washington University Subscribed Databases (WUSTL IP address is required)

Weekly Top Ten Funding Opportunities
    Based on its global database, COS identifies the 10 most viewed funding opportunities during the last week.

Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities
    A comprehensive database of updated funding opportunities in the sciences, humanities, and fine arts. Includes records from the two databases below, updated daily. For private funding sources for biomedical research, development office clearance may be required. Washington University provides a database of Private Funding for Biomedical Research that includes instructions for requesting clearance. For other (non-biomedical) private funders, contact Marty Igel (935-8109) for foundations and Phil Campbell (935-4113) for corporations. School of Medicine inquiries may be directed to Pat Gregory (935-9683).

COS: Workbench
   Set up your weekly funding alerts and COS Expertise Profile

COS: Federal Register
   Federal agency announcements and information

COS: FedBizOpps/Commerce Business Daily
   Notices of proposed government procurement actions

COS Tutorials
   These materials are designed to help you understand and use COS services. If you have additional questions on how to    use these services, please contact Natalie Goodwin-Frank.

Community of Science (COS) Expertise Database
    Washington University faculty can access experts, find collaborators and promote their work through the COS Workbench platform and Expertise database. Washington University staff and individuals with postdoctoral appointments may create profiles and funding alerts for use within the Washington University community.

IRIS

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Washington University Funding Resources

Private Funding for Biomedical Research (WUSTL IP address is required)
    A searchable list of private funding sources for biomedical research. This website is provided by the WUSTL Medical Alumni & Development Programs Corporate & Foundation Relations office.

WUSTL Internal Competitions (WUSTL IP address is required)
    Funding opportunities in which the sponsoring agency limits the number of proposals accepted from WUSTL in a given funding cycle.
Includes both federal and non-federal sponsors.

WUSTL Postdoctoral Opportunities
    An alphabetical list of postdoctoral opportunities for those who are or will shortly be beyond the doctorate. Research interests of the sponsors (if not apparent from the sponsor name) and restrictions (e.g., citizenship, experience) are included.

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Federal Funding Opportunities Links

Grants.gov
    Searchable database for all Federal funding opportunities.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Funding Opportunities

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guide

NSF (National Science Foundation) Funding Opportunities

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Search for Research Solicitations

DARPA (Department of Defense--Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)

DoE (Department of Energy) Grant Solicitation Notices

NEA (National Endowment for the Arts)

CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
    Searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database is maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health.

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Funding Alert Subscription Services

COS Funding Alert (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
    Allows creation of up to 20 different customized searches which send weekly matches. Funding alert services are available only with an expertise profile.

Department of Education - Ed Info
    2-3 messages per week from the U.S. Department of Education.

Federal Grants Notification Service
    Offered through Grants.gov, choose to receive emailed notices based on funding opportunity number, specific criteria, or all new grants.

Foundation Center Free Newsletter
    Select the RFP Bulletin, among other options, which is a roundup of recently announced Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from private, corporate, and government funding sources. Weekly.

IRIS Alert
    Receive upcoming funding opportunities in your areas of interest daily, weekly, or monthly.

NASA LISTSERV

NSF Custom News

NIH Guide TOC LISTSERV

NIH LISTSERVs (All)

ScanGrants
   Designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to enhance individual and community health. The funding sources listed here    may be of interest to virtually anyone associated with the health field.

SCIENCEinfo
   The New Grant Info eNewsletter is a free monthly publication that reaches scientists all over the world with hard-to-find exclusive    scientific and research grant information from foundations and nonprofit organizations.

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Other Funding Opportunities Links

EurekAlert!
    EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the science society. View grant, award, book, and other news.

GrantsNet
    Funding for scientists-in-training in the biological and medical sciences.

 GrantsWire
    Browse the GrantsWire Archives, highlighting opportunities by keyword.

 GuideStar
    Tax records for private foundations.

 ResearchResearchLite
    Formerly ScienceWise.com, a source of funding opportunities and news on research policy and politics.

GIS-related Grants
    This web page presents federal, state, and local government and foundation grant funding opportunities and information related to     various industries. Many of these funding opportunities can be utilized to assist you in geographic information system acquisition     (scroll down to "Register" link).

The Great Plains Network
    Advanced networking technology in support of collaborative research and education.

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