Title: Identifying Funding Sources: How to Search for Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students in Inform
1Identifying Funding SourcesHow to Search for
Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students in
Information and Library Science
- Office of Information Communications
- GrantSource Library
2Office of Information CommunicationsGrantSource
Library
- 307 Bynum Hall
- (on Cameron Avenue)
- Monday-Friday 800 a.m. 500 p.m.
3Contact Us
- Public Service Desk (Meredith Sutphin Julie
Adamo) - 919-962-3463
- gs_at_unc.edu
- Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian
- 919-962-7766
- Susan_gramling_at_unc.edu
- Elizabeth Allen, GrantSource Librarian
- 919-962-6022
- allen_at_unc.edu
4Library Services
- Assistance and instruction in
- Using databases and other resources to conduct
funding searches - Finding internal sources of funding
- Locating tips and guides on proposal writing
- Identifying funded research and awards made
5Topics 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
6Funding Fundamentals
- Start early
- Plan ahead for your long-term funding needs
- Be aware of lengthy turnaround times
- Use a variety of resources, including print,
electronic, and especially people - Become familiar with sponsors in your field (ALA,
SLA, Beta Phi Mu, IMLS) - Check for funding offered by your department,
professional organization, honor society, and
other affiliation groups
PDF Handout Funding Fundamentals
7Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities
- Look for funders which have missions that
encompass you and your topic - Identify funders goals or needs
- Broaden your search
- Approach your search from different perspectives
PDF Handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
8Things to Consider Before Searching
- Keywords that apply to your research
- Specific and broad disciplinary terms
- Categories that apply to yourself
- Graduate, citizenship, woman, minority, disabled
- Types of awards sought
- Fellowship, research, travel
9Where to Start Your Search
- Visit our website and search on your own
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource - Using 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
10GrantSource Library
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
11Finding Funding 101 for Graduate Students
- Suggested basic steps
- Search funding opportunity databases
- Set up funding alerts
- Check funding guides
- Use print resources
http//grantsource.unc.edu/finding_funding.php
12COS Funding Opportunities Database
- Advanced search (recommended)
- Recommended fields keywords, requirements,
citizenship or residency, activity location, and
funding type - Click Keywords in More Search Fields and then
Browse to view keyword subject tree - Use Search feature to find keywords you want
http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.phpc
os PDF Handout Searching COS Funding
Opportunities
13COS Saved Funding Searches
- Weekly email with new or updated opportunities
- For best results, do these steps
- first, register for an account to create your
COS account (student accounts are unpublished) - click Create my Account and then COS Profile
- Select Workbench Home tab
- Click Add a Search to do a search and then
Save Search
http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_alerts.phpcos
PDF Handout Intro to COS Workbench Funding
Alerts
14InfoEd SPIN Funding Opportunities Database
- Similar to COS
- Main differences
- Additional opportunities not in COS
- Different choice of keywords and search terms
- Different applicant terms and award types
- Different interface (keywords alphabetized)
- Click on Advanced Search
- Be certain to click Search and not press Enter
http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.phps
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15Carolina Internal Funding Database
- Information on funding provided by or
administered by UNC-Chapel Hill - Searchable by only one field at a time
- Search by applicant type, award type, or specific
internal sponsor (such as Graduate School) - Smaller database
- Dont overlook this important resource
http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.phpc
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16Funding Databases (continued)
- Federal databases
- Grants.gov IMLS, NEH
- IMLS
- Specialized databases
- Travel International Students
- IIE Passport Study Abroad Funding
- IIE Funding for US Study
- For Libraries
- Foundation Center Foundation Finder
- Foundation Directory Platinum Online
http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.php
17Funding Guides
- Subject- and population-specific resources
- NEW! SILS Guides for masters Ph.D. students
- ALA Financial Assistance Directory
- Selected major fellowships for graduate students
- something for virtually all disciplines
http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_guides.php PDF
Handout Selected Major Fellowships for Graduate
Students
18Print Resource Collection
- Money for Graduate Students in the Social and
Behavioral Sciences - Financial Aids for Minorities, Women, Disabled
series - Proposal writing guides
- Sample successful fellowship proposals
http//grantsource.unc.edu/print_resources.php
19Other SILS funding opportunities
- Carnegie Grants
- Masters students may apply once for up to 100
toward masters paper research expenses - Baker Taylor Scholarship
- SILS/Oxford Bodleian Summer Seminar
- Southern Regional Educational Boards Academic
Common Market
20Proposal Writing Resources
- Online proposal writing guides, especially
- Grantsmanship in Support of Study or Research
Writing a Fellowship Proposal or Statement of
Purpose, Harvard (chapter 5) - Contains sample fellowship proposals, cover
letters, biographical statements, CVs, and more - Guide to Proposal Development in the Humanities
for Graduate Students, Kansas
http//grantsource.unc.edu/proposal_writing.php
21Faculty Expertise
- Search COS Expertise Database
- Research interests of faculty at Carolina and
elsewhere - Identify potential mentors, collaborators, and
others - Research Administration Management System and
eSubmission (RAMSeS) - Contains information on proposals (with
abstracts) and awards received by Carolina
researchers
http//grantsource.unc.edu/faculty_expertise.php
22Graduate School Resources
http//gradschool.unc.edu/funding/
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