GRANT FUNDING

Compiled by Frank Stitt MBBS FRACP
Online Medical Education, Sydney, Australia

• Grant Funding Sources (metasites)
  
• Grant Writing - Tutorials
  

Grant Funding Sources (metasites)

1. Community of Science Funding Opportunities
   "comprehensive research funding database for the World Wide Web; updated daily; portal to more than 21,000 granting agencies from around the world - foundations, professional societies, associations, and corporations; includes an alphabetical list of health grant makers; includes several search strategies including keyword"
2. Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences
   "a thorough list of fellowships and grants (including contacts) for international health related activities; includes potential funding sources for those in industrialized and developing countries; supported by the (U.S.) John E. Fogarty International Center"
3. Foundation Center
   "directory to philanthropy on the World Wide Web plus links to private, corporate, public charity and community foundations (U.S. emphasis); includes Philanthropology News Digest and 'Online Librarian' (see below)"
4. Funders Online
   "an extensive, keyword search index to 'Europe's Online Philothropic Community'; contains a useful "links" section with abstracts to key EU institutions, international, philanthropy, non-profit and research websites on funding resources; is an initiative of the European Foundation Centre Orpheus Programme"
5. GrantsNet
   "a searchable, continuously updated, database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education.; includes a page with global links and a funding directory - an alphabetical list of all funding organizations in the database; contains a subject and/or training based categories for keyword searching"
6. International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications: Charitable Trusts
   "a listing of Charitable Trusts - Research Sources; includes print and electronic format with email and website addresses; emphasizes organizations within the United Kingdom"

Grant Writing - Tutorials

1. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Beginning Grant Writers
   "list of questions and answers for beginning grant writers; some of the replies are for (US) University of Washington individuals but much the information is useful for beginners"
2. Foundation Center: Online Librarian
   "includes learning lab with online bookshelf plus a virtual classroom for grant writing; contains a 'Proposal Writing Short Course' - a step-by-step process in the search for grant funding"
3. Grantswriting Tools and Tips
   "links to a series of articles on 'How not to kill a grant application"; contains numerous useful hints; some of articles originally published in 'Science' journal"
4. International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications: Fundraising Module
   "an easy to follow yet comprehensive tutorial that includes: Stages in making approach, Styles of application, Cycle of contact, Planned development and Levels of contact; links to online workshop components are in top lefthand corner of initial page"

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