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Funding Databases 

When grant opportunities are directly communicated to the Manager of Career and Professional Development, their information is distributed to trainees and Postdocs via the email listservs. Trainees and Postdocs are highly encouraged to utilize grant databases to identify funding opportunities. We recognize finding opportunities as a non-US-resident can be frustrating. International trainees and Postdocs are encouraged to try out Pivot and other funding databases that similarly permit filtering by citizenship requirements.

List of Grant Databases

The list of funding on this website is not complete because of the everchanging funding landscape. The everchanging nature is due to funding opportunities not being offered regularly or new funding sources being made available at any given time. When funding opportunities are directly communicated to the Manager of Career and Professional Development, their information is distributed to trainees and Postdocs via the email listservs. Trainees and Postdocs are highly encouraged to utilize these funding databases to identify funding opportunities.

Funding Databases and Resources are grouped by:

Pivot Grant Database

Click here to learn how to simply make your PIVOT account.

    • Filter by citizenship requirement (really helpful for international trainees and Postdocs)
    • Search the most trusted and comprehensive source of global funding information
    • Save searches and track funding opportunities
    • Discover collaborators, local, national and global
    • Get tailored funding recommendations and alerts
    • Search/identify conferences and special journal issues to present or publish your research
    • Gain insights from previously awarded grants
School-Curated Funding Databases

Cornell University Graduate School. Fellowship advice maintained by the Cornell University Graduate School in Ithaca, NY.

UCLA GRAPES Funding Database. Graduate student funding list maintained by UCLA. 

Johns Hopkins Graduate Funding List. Graduate student funding list maintained by Johns Hopkins University.

Free Search Sites and Resources
  • Newton's List: Newton's List seeks to facilitate international science cooperation by providing a forum for grantseekers and funders. The site is a free resource open to individuals searching for international funding and organizations looking to market their grants to an international audience. Established in 2013 and co-sponsored by CRDF Global and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Newton's List is a user-driven aggregate of current international funding opportunities for students and researchers working in natural and social science fields.
  • Foundation Directory Online - Information about the largest 10,000 public and private foundations in the U.S., grant opportunities and links to foundation websites
  • All About Grants Podcasts - The National Institute of Health's Office of Extramural Research presents conversations with NIH staff members. Designed for investigators, fellows, students and research administrators, these podcasts provide insights on grant topics from those who live and breathe the information. Podcasts are available in MP3 formsat, and updated every other week.
Government Grant Sites
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research: The largest funder of biomedical research in the world, NIH funds research in just about every area that's remotely related to human health and disease. This page includes extensive information about NIH grants, as well as a place to search NIH funding programs. The NIH website is free and does not require a subscription. Of particular note are the following programs:
    1. The NIH NRSA F32 Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship has three submission deadlines each year, April 8, August 8 and December 8.
    2. The NIH K99/R00 Career Development Award is a career transition award that allows for postdocs to complete the last one to two years of mentored training and begin a faculty position with research funding. Please note that the eligibility period for the K99/R01 award has been changed from five years to four years of postdoctoral training.
  • The NIH also has other career development awards besides the K99, some of which are geared towards postdocs.
  • The National Science Foundation (NSF): An independent federal agency, the U.S. National Science Foundation funds approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted at America's colleges and universities. This is the place to search for NSF funding programs. The NSF Web site is free and does not require a subscription.
  • Department of Defense (DOD): The DOD has a number of funding areas, some of which may be open to postdoctoral submissions. Please look through their various funding opportunities if you are interested.
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The EPA provides support for research fellowships and professional development opportunities to encourage students to obtain advanced degrees in the environmental sciences and pursue STEM-related careers.
  • Grants.gov - Grants.gov lists all current discretionary funding opportunities from 26 agencies of the United States government, including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and many others -- in other words, all the most important public funders of research in the United States. Grants.gov is free and does not require a subscription.