Office of Postdoctoral Affairs - Funding Opportunities (External and Internal)

Funding Opportunities (External and Internal)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Funding is critical to research and research career development. Below are listed some links you might find useful in your search. Be sure to look for bridging or transition grants, junior or new faculty grants or startup grants from government and private foundations. Also, if there are other links that you know of that don’t appear here please do tell us by sending details via email to postdocs@med.wayne.edu

Internal Funding Programs
***NEW*** The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Grants Incentive Program
Wayne State University School of Medicine Grants Incentive Program (GIP) for Postdoctoral Trainees and their Research Mentors

The WSUSOM Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is pleased to announce an incentive program for SOM postdoctoral trainees submitting applications for national peer-reviewed extramural funding.

In this program, the first ten SOM postdoctoral trainees to submit applications to national funding agencies for peer-reviewed fellowships or grants in each academic year (August through July cycle) will receive $1,000 upon proof of application submission. An additional $1,000 award will be made to each SOM postdoctoral trainee upon successful receipt of such a fellowship/grant from the funding agency. The research mentor of the trainee will also receive a $1,000 award when the trainee obtains a grant/fellowship.

To qualify for the OPA awards, such applications must be the equivalent of the NIH R, K or K/R series of grants/fellowships/career development.

Please contact the OPA for details and eligibility for participation in this program.

Women of Wayne Research Grants for Faculty and Staff

All current, full-time Wayne State University faculty and academic staff may apply for this grant (US citizens only). Grants are awarded up to $1,000 each.

WSU Alumni Association - Awards and Scholarships: Alumni Awards

Recent Alumni Award Recognizes an individual who demonstrates outstanding professional achievement, community contributions or service to the university, and has received an undergraduate degree or certificate in the past 10 years (US citizens only).

External Funding

Tools for Locating Funding Sources
The Office of Sponsored Programs at Wayne State Univesrity has a list of funding sources at their website.

Some other good places to begin if you are looking for funding or need help writing a grant are:

Funding Databases

ScienceCareers - A database of funding opportunities for all postdocs (regardless of citizenship), along with Funding News (the latest funding news from ScienceCareers)

COS Funding Opportunities Community of Science, Inc	Free Access from Educational Domains(.edu) Quick, Detailed Search Engine (includes citizenship requirements) Search interfaces to explore numerous federal and non-federal funding opportunities on the Web Over 15,500 World-Wide Funding Opportunities in All Areas of Science, each with Comprehensive Funding Information Access to a variety of research-oriented databases, including the Funding Opportunities Database, Commerce Business Daily, and The Federal Register COS Funding Alert-Free Email Updates on Latest Award and Sponsor Information
CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects	Free Access Database of Information on Federally-Funded Biomedical Research Detailed Search Engine Updated weekly Current and Historic Award Information
FEDERAL REGISTER (FR) Federal Government via Community of Science, Inc.	Free Access from Educational Domains(.edu) Database of Funding Opportunities Offered by US Dept. of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, etc. Be Sure to Search only "Notices" under "types (search)" Daily Email Alerts of New Announcements
FEDIX/MOLIS Sciencewise. com	Free Access FEDIX is a database of funding sources for research, equipment and procurement. MOLIS is a database of minority and women's grants and fellowships. Opportunity Alert-Free Email Updates of Announcements
GrantsNet American Association for the Advancement of Science	Free Access (not including parent-site nextwave) One-time Registration Process Quick, Detailed and Easy Search Engine (includes citizenship requirements) Contact Information for Over 600 National Funding Programs in Bio Medical Fields Only Comprehensive Funding Information for over 450 Funding Opportunities Free Email Updates on Site Changes
SPIN Plus PennERA	Free Access with valid Penn Key SPIN is an up-to-date listing of funding opportunities from national and international governmental and private funding sources. GENIUS is a searchable expertise profile system that contains profiles and/or curriculum vitae of investigators. SMARTS is a system that matches GENIUS profiles with the SPIN funding opportunities and automatically delivers daily updates via email.
Grant Advisor Plus Grant Advisor, Inc.	Free Access from any Penn Computer through Career Services Web page Detailed Search Engine Funding Opportunities for all areas of Science and the Humanities Links to 200+ Federal and Foundation Organizations Newsletter offers detailed reviews and descriptions of grant and fellowship programs
The Foundation Center	Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date database of foundations and corporate giving programs
Grants.gov	Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all 26 Federal grant-making agencies

Postdoctoral specific grant opportunities

Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities for US citizens

NSF minority postdoctoral research fellowships

NIH Research Supplement Diversity in Health-related Research

Grants open to US and non-US citizens

American Heart Association - Midwest Affiliate Funding Opportunities

NIH Pathway to Independence Award

Grant Writing Help

NIH grant writing tools
EPA/Purdue University Grant Writing Tutorial
The Grantsmanship Center
Grantwritersonline
What You Need to Know Adbout Electronic R01 Submissions (article from ScienceCareers)
Applying for an NRSA How to Apply for an NRSA from NIH by Laura Stark, Ph.D.
Resources for NRSA applications by Laura Stark, Ph.D.
Grant Writing Proposal: Step by Step Eastern Michigan University's Grant Writing Manual offers great guidance on writing your grant application. It covers the anatomy and nuances of each proposal section as well as strategies to beat the competition.
Following link reprinted from Science Magazine)
Winning, Managing, and Renewing Grants
Science’s Nextwave articles The "Grant Doctor" archive, Archived articles on grants and grant-writing

Under-Represented Minority Funding Sources

Federal Grantmaking Agencies

National Institutes of Health: The Grants and Contracts section contains information useful to researchers including funding opportunities.

National Science Foundation: Includes links to each of NSF's directorates.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA):The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD).

Department of Education (EDInfo): This free information service delivers 2-3 messages per week from the U.S. Department of Education to your e-mail account. Past messages have described ED grants, meetings, Challenge grants, technology resource guide, and financial aid.

Department of Energy: Site provides descriptions of research areas of interest to the DOE.

National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council: Offers links to information on associateship and fellowship programs, as well as a variety of useful information targeted at young scientists beginning their careers.

U.S. Department of Justice

National Endowment for the Humanities: Includes information on funding for research, education, exhibitions, preservation, and other activities related to the humanities.

The Commerce Business Daily: Lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information. The site can be accessed from COS via search form.

Specific Grants, Fellowships, Funding Agencies, and Foundations

International Grant Opportunities