Identifying Funding Sources: How to Search for Funding Opportunities for International Graduate Stud

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Identifying Funding SourcesHow to Search for
Funding Opportunitiesfor International Graduate
Students at the School of Public Health

• Office of Information Communications
• GrantSource Library

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Library

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• (on Cameron Avenue)
• Monday-Friday 800 a.m. 500 p.m.

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Contact Us

• Public Service Desk
• 919-962-3463
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• Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian
• 919-962-7766
• Susan_gramling_at_unc.edu
• Elizabeth Allen, GrantSource Librarian
• 919-962-6022
• allen_at_unc.edu

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Library 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
• Finding information about researchers and
  research at Carolina and elsewhere

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Topics for Today

• Funding fundamentals
• Tips for researching funding opportunities
• Online resources
• Searching with COS and other funding opportunity
  databases
• Special resources for international students
• Print resources available at the GrantSource
  Library

This PowerPoint http//research.unc.edu/grantsour
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Funding 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
• Check for funding offered by your national
  government, your department, and any professional
  organization, honor society, and other
  affiliation groups

PDF Handout Funding Fundamentals
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Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities

• Look for potential funders with a good fit
• Identify funders goals or needs
• Broaden your search
• Approach your search from different perspectives

PDF Handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
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Things to Consider Before Searching

• Keywords that apply to your research
• Specific and broad disciplinary terms
• Categories that apply to yourself
• Grad student, citizenship, minority status, woman
• Types of awards sought
• Fellowship, dissertation support, travel,
  research, prize/award

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AAUW International Fellowships

• Sponsor American Assoc. of University Women
• Funds study in other than home country
• Eligibility non US students intending to return
  to home country
• Deadline Dec. 1, 2008
• WEB http//www.aauw.org/education/fga//fellowship
  s_grants/international.cfm
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/get
  Rec?id21174

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Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowships

• Sponsor International Research and Exchanges
  Board
• Funds fellowships to pursue graduate study at
  the masters level in US (including public
  health)
• Deadline January 31, 2009 (anticipated)
• Eligibility citizens of former Soviet republics
• WEB http//www.irex.org/programs/muskie/index.asp
  
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id24964

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World Bank Graduate Scholarships

• Sponsor World Bank Institute
• Funds masters study in subjects related to
  economic social development including health
• Deadline March 31, 2009 (anticipated)
• Eligibility nationals of World Bank member
  countries
• WEB http//www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships/
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id36635

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Ford International Fellowships

• Sponsor Ford Foundation
• Funds graduate study (related to community
  development human rights education reform
  sexuality reproductive health)
• Deadline varies
• Eligibilityfrom Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin
  America, and Russia
• WEB http//www.fordifp.net/
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id58427

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Gerber Endowment in Pediatric Nutrition

• Sponsor Institute of Food Technologists
• Funds research in nutrition with and emphasis in
  pediatrics
• Deadline February 1, 2009 (anticipated)
• Eligibility citizenship unrestricted
• WEB http//www.ift.org/cms/?pid1001243printable
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• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id37893

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Tropical Diseases Research Training Grants

• Sponsor World Health Organization
• Funds graduate studies in tropical diseases
• Deadline continuous
• Eligibility scientists from developing countries
• WEB http//www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/projectd
  ev.htm
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id67809

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Colgate-Palmolive Grant

• Sponsor American Public Health Association
• Funds field research in behavioral hygiene in
  selected countries in Asia, Africa, and Central
  America
• Deadline November 17, 2008
• Eligibilty citizenship unrestricted
• WEB http//www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aph
  asections/intlhealth/
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id101507

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Congress of Epidemiology Student Prize Paper
Awards

• Sponsor American College of Epidemiology
• Funds papers representing outstanding
  scientific contributions by students of
  epidemiology
• Deadline May 31, 2009 (anticipated)
• Eligibility citizenship unrestricted
• WEB http//www.acepidemiology2.org/awards/Student
  PrizeCallforPapers.asp
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id61999

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Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

• Sponsor Resources for the Future
• Funds dissertation research in economics
  social sciences, including environmental science
  policy
• Eligibility citizenship not restricted
• Deadline February 28, 2009 (anticipated)
• WEB http//www.rff.org/rff/About/Fellowships_and_
  Internships/Fisher/Joseph-L-Fisher-Doctoral-Disser
  tation-Fellowships.cfm
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id3088

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Karman Fellowships

• Sponsor Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
• Funds fellowships for students in dissertation
  year
• Eligibility citizenship unrestricted
• Deadline January 31, 2009 (anticipated)
• WEB http//www.dekarman.org/
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id39489

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International Dissertation Field Research
Fellowships

• Sponsor Social Science Research Council
• Funds social science and humanities dissertation
  field research in all areas and regions of the
  world
• Eligibility citizenship unrestricted
• Deadlines November 5, 2008
• WEB http//www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/
• COS Report http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2
  /getRec?id11340

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Where 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

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http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
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COS 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
• Uncheck Explode when you use broad keywords

http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.phpc
os PDF Handout Searching COS Funding
Opportunities
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COS 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
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InfoEd SPIN Funding Opportunities Database

• Similar to COS
• Main differences
• Additional opportunities not in COS
• Different choice of keywords and search terms
• Different interface (keywords alphabetized)
• Click on Advanced Search
• Be certain to click Search and not Enter

http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.phps
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Carolina 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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Funding Databases (continued)

• Specialized databases
• GrantsNet (especially for biostatistics
  epidemiology)
• European Researchers Mobility Portal
• Environmental Grantmaking Foundations on CD-ROM
  (in library only)
• IIE Funding for US Study
• Foundation Centers Foundation Finder
• IIE Passport Study Abroad Funding
• Commercial scholarship databases

http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_databases.php
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Funding Guides

• Subject- and population-specific resources
• NEW! public health students
• international students
• NEW! international organizations

http//grantsource.unc.edu/funding_guides.php
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Print Resource Collection

• Money for Graduate Student Series
• Funding for US Study
• Proposal writing guides
• Sample successful fellowship proposals

http//grantsource.unc.edu/print_resources.php
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Proposal Writing Resources

• Proposal assistance and resources at Carolina
• SPH Office of Research
• 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
• Funding Your Graduate Work, UCLA

http//grantsource.unc.edu/proposal_writing.php
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Faculty 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
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Graduate School Funding Resources
http//gradschool.unc.edu/funding/
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