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Finding
Aids for External Funding Sources
Resources Provided by the Office of Grants and Faculty Development
Electronic Funding
Newsletters Available on Campus
Subscription Services
Additional Funding Opportunities
Individual Federal Departments and Agencies
Other Government Servers
Fulbright Program Information Sites
Private and Corporate Foundations, Etc.
Private Funders: Sciences
Private Funders: Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences
General
Other Electronic Funding Newsletters
and E-mail Alert Services
Other University Sites
State Agencies: UW System and State of Wisconsin grant programs
Contacting the Potential Funding Agency
Resources Provided by the Office of Grants and Faculty Development
Electronic Funding
Newsletters Available on Campus
Click on the links below for sample issues of three electronic funding
opportunities newsletters (available at no cost to UW Oshkosh Faculty
and Academic Staff when accessed from on campus). If you’d like
to receive reminder notices to alert you that recent issues are available,
please contact the Office of Grants and Faculty Development.
Subscription Services
In addition, the following subscription services are available at no
cost to UW Oshkosh Faculty and Academic Staff:
SPIN (Sponsored
Programs Information Network) SPIN Plus includes the SPIN funding
database plus SMARTS expertise database and GENIUS funding alert component.
E-mail alerts are sent whenever new database matches occur. Some subscribers
receive daily alerts. Click to log
on to the database. There is a link to a user’s tutorial under
"Help" on the SPIN main page for guidance in learning to use
the system.
AASCU Grants Resource Center(GRC) offers electronic publications containing the latest grant program information, as well as a funding database and one-on-one assistance. Please contact the Office of Grants and Faculty Development, 920/424-3215, for log-on information.
Additional Funding Opportunities
You can find additional funding opportunities by clicking on the links
below:
Individual Federal Departments and Agencies
Other Government Servers
- GPO ACCESS - offers
searchable versions of the Federal Register, as well as access to other
government documents such as the Congressional Record, the U.S. Code
and Public Laws.
- GRANTS.GOV -- allows organizations
to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities
from all federal grant-making agencies.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) -- lists all federal grant programs and can be searched for
by key words and/or phrases.
Fulbright Program Information
Sites
- The Fulbright Scholar Program for U.S.
faculty and professionals administered by the Council for International
Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
- The U.S. Student Fulbright Program
for graduate study and research abroad administered by the Institute
of International Education (IIE).
- The
Fulbright Exchange Program for teachers and administrators from
elementary through the post-secondary levels administered by the United
States Information Agency (USIA).
- Fulbright Scholar Program News is published biannually
by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. This publication
provides program updates for and information about conferences, workshops
and meetings. The most recent issue (in PDF format) is available at:
2004 Spring Newsletter.
- Campus representatives’ on-line newsletter is available at:
http://www.iie.org/cies/care2.htm
Private and Corporate Foundations,
Etc.
Private Funders: Sciences
Private Funders: Humanities,
Arts, Social Sciences
General
Other Electronic Funding
Newsletters and E-mail Alert Services
Other University Sites
- TRAM, currently hosted by
Arizona State University East, is an excellent site for electronic forms
in both PC and Mac versions for various federal and non-federal agencies.
- Cornell University maintains a searchable
fellowship list with opportunities for graduate students and recent
Ph.D. recipients.
State Agencies: UW System and State
of Wisconsin grant programs
Applied
Research Grant Program
Topic: Economic development in Wisconsin.
Deadline: February 16, 2004 ... Link
to previously funded proposals. |
Curricular
Redesign Grants
Topic: Learning technology
Deadline: February 16, 2004 ...Link
to samples of proposals funded. |
Wisconsin Improving Teacher
Quality Program (WITQ):
Topic: Increasing student achievement in the arts, civics and government,
economics, English, foreign languages, geography, history, mathematics,
reading or language arts, and science, by improving the teaching
and principal quality at the K-12 level in Wisconsin's public and
private schools.
Deadline: October 31, 2004 |
OPID - Conference
Development (CD) Grant Program
Topic: Improvement of teaching.
Deadline: November 10, 2006 |
PK-16 Initiative
Topic: Preparation and/or ongoing professional development of teachers.
Deadline: February 16, 2004 |
Support Grants For Racial/Ethnic
Studies: Institute on Race and Ethnicity
Topic: Research, curriculum development, and miscellaneous projects,
minority faculty research awards, and faculty study seminars (including the Campus Reading Seminars on Racial/Ethnic Topics).
Deadline: Varies by program. |
Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Grant:
Topic: Improving undergraduate teaching and student learning.
Deadline: Contact the Provost's Office for details. |
Women & Science
Program Grants for On-Campus Initiatives
Topic: Projects to support women & science at the campus or
regional level.
Deadline: Project proposals can be submitted to the UW System Women
and Science Program for funding assistance. |
Center for
International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
Topic: International business.
Deadline: Varies by program. |
Institute for Global Studies
Topic: Best practices in global/international education.
Conference Date: October 24-25, 2004, at the Grand Geneva Hotel
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. |
Institute for Humanistic Research
Topic: Research in traditional and interdisciplinary humanistic
scholarship. |
Joint
Solicitation of Groundwater & Related Research/Monitoring Proposals
Topic: Four monitoring and research programs concerning groundwater
and/or pesticides. |
Programs for Solid
Waste Research
Topic: Solid waste research and solid waste research recovery grants. |
UW Extension,
Distance Education Clearinghouse
Topic: Other Wisconsin grant and funding programs. |
Technology for Educational
Achievement in Wisconsin
Topic: Provides support for investment in educational technology
and telecommunications access for schools, libraries and colleges.
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Wisconsin
Environmental Education Grant Program
Topic: The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (WEEB) awards
grants for the development, dissemination and implementation of
environmental education programs. |
Contacting the Potential Funding Agency
Important Steps/Considerations:
- First develop a concept paper.
- The Office of Grants and Faculty Development will help determine
the appropriate method for contacting an agency.
- The funding agency will assess the viability of your idea (funded
proposals usually address the priorities of the funding agency) and/or
help you decide whether refocusing your project is feasible, or whether
the idea should be abandoned.
- Virtually all federal and state agencies, and many large private
foundations, have program officers who can be contacted.
Questions to ask program officers:
- Is funding available for new applications? (This is especially important
at the federal level, as some agencies may be obligated to spend a significant
percentage of their budget to support continuing projects.)
- How many new applications does your agency typically receive and
percentage funded? (A 20%-30% funding rate is good; if it's less than
20% you need to consider whether it's worth the effort.)
- What are the most common flaws in proposals they receive?
- What criterion are used in evaluating your proposal and relative
weight given to each?
- Do they fund institutions like UW Oshkosh? Ask for a list of previous
recipients.
- Will they recommend a previously funded proposal for style or format?
Can you obtain a copy by sending them a self-addressed, stamped envelope?
- Who will be evaluating your proposal; i.e., what background will
the reviewers have? Would they send you a list of current or previous
reviewers? (It is important to know the audience for which you will
be writing.)
- Areas or topics of particular interest.
- If you have last year's application guidelines, do they expect to
make any significant changes? Can you use last year's information to
get started?
- Would they be willing to review a draft of your proposal?
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