Identifying Funding Sources for Graduate Students in City and Regional Planning

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Identifying Funding Sources for Graduate
Students in City and Regional Planning

• Office of Information Communications
• GrantSource Library

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• Office of Information Communications
  GrantSource Library
• 307 Bynum Hall
• (on Cameron Avenue)
• Monday-Friday 800 a.m. - 500 p.m.

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Contact Us

• Public Service Desk 919-962-3463 gs_at_unc.edu
• Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-776
  6 susan_gramling_at_unc.edu
• Elizabeth Allen, GrantSource Librarian
  919-962-6022 allen_at_unc.edu

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Library Services

• Assistance and instruction in
• using databases and other resources to conduct
  funding searches
• locating guidelines and application forms
• finding tips and guides on proposal writing
• identifying funded research and awards made

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Topics for Today

• Funding fundamentals
• Tips for researching funding opportunities
• Online resources
• Searching with COS and other funding opportunity
  databases
• Print resources available at the GrantSource
  Library

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Funding Fundamentals

• Start early
• Plan ahead for your long term funding needs
• Be aware of lengthy turn around times
• Use a variety of resources, including print,
  electronic, and especially people
• Become familiar with sponsors in your field
• Check for funding offered by your department,
  professional organization, honor society, and
  other affiliation groups

PDF Handout Funding Fundamentals
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Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities

• Look for potential funders with a good fit
• Identify funders goals or needs
• Broaden your search
• Approach your search from different perspectives

PDF Handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
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Things to Consider Before Searching

• Keywords that apply to your research
• Categories that apply to yourself
• Types of awards sought

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Where to Start Your Search

• Visit our website and search on your
  ownhttp//research.unc.edu/grantsource
• Use Finding Funding 101 for tips on organizing
  your search
• Visit the GrantSource Library for in person help
  and instruction in using online and library
  resources
• Email or call if you have questions

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Graduate Research Fellowships

• Sponsor National Science Foundation
• Funds research-based degrees in social science,
  science, mathematics or engineering fields
• Eligibility US citizens early stages of
  graduate study
• Deadlines November 6, 2007
• Web http//www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07576/nsf0757
  6.htm
• COS http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?i
  d10135

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Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship

• Sponsor Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund
• Funds up to 3 years in all disciplines
• Eligibility U.S. citizenship required
• Internal Deadline December 2007 (anticipated)
• UNC info http//gradschool.unc.edu/forms.htmlfun
  ding
• COS http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id
  30597

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Joseph L. Fisher DoctoralDissertation Fellowships

• Sponsor Resources for the Future
• Funds dissertation research in economics
  social sciences
• Eligibility citizenship not restricted
• Deadline February 2008 (anticipated)
• Web www.rff.org/rff/About/Fellowships_and_Interns
  hips/
• COS http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id
  3088

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HUD Early Doctoral and Dissertation Grants

• Sponsor Dept. of Housing Urban Development
• Funds grad student research and dissertations
  related to HUD's policy priorities
• Eligibility U.S. citizenship required
• Deadline May 2008 (anticipated)
• Web www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa07/grpucp.
  cfm
• COS fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id59666
• fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id14069

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NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement
Grants

• Sponsor National Science Foundation
• Funds to improve the quality of dissertation
  research field or archival research
• Eligibility US school required, not citizenship
• Target dates varies by program
• Web http//www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_
  id13453
• COS http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id
  11611

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http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
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Finding Funding 101for Graduate Students

• Suggested basic steps
• Search funding opportunity databases
• Set up funding alerts
• Search funding guides
• Use print resources

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/finding_fundin
  g.php

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COS Funding Opportunities Database

• Main search (recommended)
• recommended fields keywords, requirements,
  citizenship or residency requirements, activity
  location, funding type
• click add keywords to view keyword subject tree
• use search feature to find keywords you want
• uncheck explode if you use broad keywords

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.phpcos
• PDF Handout Searching COS Funding Opportunities

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COS Funding Alerts

• Customized electronic notification
• Weekly email with new or updated opportunities
• First step, register for COS expertise profile
  (graduate profiles are unpublished)
• Second step, click Search COS Funding
  Opportunities tab to do a search and then Save
  Search
• Must do both steps to receive good results

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
.phpcos PDF Handout Intro to COS Workbench
Funding Alerts
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InfoEd SPINFunding Opportunities Database

• Similar to COS
• Main differences
• additional opportunities
• different choice of keywords and search terms
• different interface (keywords alphabetized)
• Be certain to use Search and not Enter

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.phpspin

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Carolina Internal Funding Database

• Information on funding provided by or
  administered by UNC-Chapel Hill
• Searchable by only one field at a time
• Search by doctoral student
• Smaller database
• Dont overlook this important resource

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.phpcarolina

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Funding Databases (continued)

• Federal databases
• become familiar with the database of your fields
  major federal sponsor, such as NIH or NSF
• Specialized databases
• Subject specific such as FundSource or GrantsNet
• IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding
• IIE Funding for US Study
• International Education and Financial Aid
• Commercial scholarship databases

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.php

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Specialized Alert Services

• Agency-specific alerts
• Subject-specific alerts
• GrantsNet Email Updates (biomedical/science
  education)
• Funding Watches for arts, education and health
• Foundation Center RFP Bulletin

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
  .phpspecialized

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Funding Guides

• Selected major fellowships for graduate students
• includes something for virtually all disciplines
• Subject- and population-specific resources
• University and State funding information sources
• Federal student financial aid

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_guides
  .php
• Handout Selected Major Fellowships for Graduate
  Students (pdf)

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Print Resource Collection

• Money for Graduate Students Series
• Financial Aids for Minorities, Women, Disabled
• Proposal writing guides
• Sample successful fellowship proposals
• Discipline-specific directories

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/print_resource
s.php
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Proposal Writing Resources

• Proposal assistance and resources at Carolina
• Online proposal writing guides
• Scholarly Pursuits A Guide to Professional
  Development During the Graduate Years, Harvard
• Chapter 5, Grantsmanship in Support of Study or
  Research Writing a Fellowship Proposal or
  Statement of Purpose
• Contains sample CVs, cover letters, biographical
  statements, fellowship proposals and more.
• Guide to Proposal Development in the Humanities
  for Graduate Students, University of Kansas

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/proposal_writi
  ng.php

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Faculty Expertise

• Search COS Expertise Database
• information about faculty research interests at
  Carolina and elsewhere
• use to identify potential mentors, collaborators,
  and others
• Research Abstracts Database (RAD)
• database of proposal abstracts submitted by
  UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and graduate students

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_expert
  ise.php

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Databases of Awards Made

• Use to find out who and what was actually funded
• Federal grants awarded databases
• Private and state grants awarded databases

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/awards_made.ph
  p

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Funding Agencies

• US government agencies
• NSF, especially graduate student specialized
  info
• Department of Education, especially graduate
  student resources
• Private and community foundations, corporate
  grantmakers

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.php

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Graduate School Fellowship and Funding
Information
http//gradschool.unc.edu/fellowships_and_funding/
index.html
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