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Funding opportunities can be found through various sources. Below you'll find how to access funding-specific databases and information about funders.
- Atom Grants—Multidisciplinary grant search engine with automated email funding alerts. (This replaces the SPIN funding database.)
- Foundation Directory Online—Grant search engine accessible on campus or within the Alvin Sherman Library building.
Provides information about private funding opportunities, foundations, corporate giving
programs, grantmaking public charities, and recently awarded grants.
- To access, go to the Alvin Sherman Library homepage and search "Foundation Directory" in the Databases by Name search. Use your NSU credentials to log in.
- GetEdFunding—Hosts a collection of more than 2,000 grants and opportunities culled from federal, state, regional and community sources and its available to public and private pre-K–12 schools, districts and educators, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations that work with them.
- Grants.gov—A search engine for all federally funded grant competitions and application information. Learn how to search and set up email alerts for federal grants here.
- Duke University—This university site provides an extensive searchable database for funding.
Want to get automatic funding alerts on various topics sent to your email inbox? Email grantlab@nova.edu to be added to NSU's "Funding Alerts" listserv to get biweekly emails.
Find a curated selection of recent Funding Alerts for NSU faculty and staff below. You can find more grants to support research and programs by searching the online database SPIN (this replaced the Pivot funding database):
- *new* Watch 7-minute instructional video on searching the SPIN funding database.
- Create an account using your NSU email (*new accounts will be approved for access).
- Log in here once you have an account that is approved.
- When on NSU's campus and Internet, you can log in without an account.
Recent Funding Alert Emails by Topic
*Note: Use the below compilations to better understand the funders in your area, even if the deadlines have passed. Many funders have recurring annual deadlines for grant programs.
- Medical Marijuana Research
- Chemistry, Environment, and Health
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- U.S. Army Health Agency
- Foundation Funding for Education
- CDMRP Medical Research Programs (updated)
- Research-Related Education (R25)
- Searching for Non-Federal Funding
- CDMRP Medical Research Programs
- Early-Career (non-federal)
- Disease
- Education and Development
- Non-Federal
- Fellowships
- Health and Well-Being
- NEH
- Vision
- Neuroscience and Autism
- Cancer and Health Equity
- Humanities and Political Science
- Marine Science, Water, and Sustainability
- Early Career (Non-Federal)
- Early Career (Federal)
- Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) - updated
- Humanities Research and Programs
- Infectious Disease
- Climate Research and Programs
- Anthropology and Archaeology
- Patient-Centered Research (PCORI)
- HIV and Mental Health (CHARM)
- Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- NIH SuRE
- Aging
- Crime and Justice (NIJ)
- Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Art History and Education
- Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
- Educational Courses and Student Research Experiences (NIH R25)
- AI and Virtual Platforms
- Cancer
- Substance Use and Mental Health
- Education
- Children and Families
- Rare Disease
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
- Genetics and Genomics
- Neuroscience and Cognition
- Fellowships
- Language and Communications
- Pharmacy
- Virology and Infectious Disease
- History, Politics, and Foreign Policy
- Interdisciplinary Projects
- Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- Early Career (Private Funding)
- Early Career (Federal Funding)
- Community Outreach and Partnerships
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- Dental, Vision, and Communication Studies
- Early Childhood Studies and Care
- Animal Science and Care
- Florida-Based Projects
- Minority Health and Minority Studies
- Addiction and Mental Health
- Conflict Resolution and International Peace
- Space and Earth Sciences (NASA)
- Law & Interdisciplinary Projects
- Autism
- Occupational/Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
- Food Security and Plants/Agriculture
- Arts and Humanities
- Criminal Justice
- Interdisciplinary Projects
Federal resources:
- Federal Agencies list with links and information on what they fund
- Grants.gov - A search engine for all federally funded grant competitions and application information. Learn how to search and set up email alerts for federal grants here.
- Federal RePORTER (now called USA Spending) - Searchable database of scientific awards across U.S. federal agencies
- NIH RePORTER - Search NIH-funded projects and funding information searching by project text, PI names, project numbers, fiscal year, agency, or other search terms
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NIH Matchmaker - Tool for finding similar NIH Projects, Program Officers to contact, and Institutes your work aligns with (*see our Guide for using NIH Matchmaker)
Private foundation resources:
- Major Private Foundations list with links and information on what they fund
- Grantmakers.io lets you search funding histories of private funders
Listings by discipline/career stage:
- Duke University's database can be filtered by discipline (see the "Advanced Search" dropdown)
- Johns Hopkins's listing of early-career opportunities
- Fellowships and awards list
- For creative works (the arts)
Local funders & resources:
Don't forget about NSU's internal grant programs to bolster your research and scholarship, generate preliminary data, establish collaborations, and publish in academic venues prior to seeking external grants.