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Title: Identifying Funding Sources: International Postdoctoral Scholars


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Identifying Funding Sources International
Postdoctoral Scholars
  • Office of Information Communications
    GrantSource Library

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  • Office of Information Communications
    GrantSource Library
  • 307 Bynum Hall
  • (on Cameron Avenue)
  • Monday-Friday 800 a.m. - 500 p.m.

3
Contact Us
  • Public Service Desk 919-962-3463 gs_at_unc.edu
  • Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-776
    6 susan_gramling_at_unc.edu
  • Elizabeth Allen, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-60
    22 allen_at_unc.edu

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Library Services
  • Assistance and instruction in
  • using databases and other resources to conduct
    funding searches
  • locating guidelines and application forms
  • finding tips and guides on proposal development
  • identifying funded research and awards made

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Learning Objectives
  • You will learn
  • time-saving tips for researching funding
    opportunities
  • to search Community of Science (COS) and other
    databases
  • to set up funding alert service/s
  • to find out what awards have been made by
    specific federal agencies

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Resources for This Workshop
  • Sample postdoctoral and junior faculty funding in
    various disciplines
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/samples/intlpo
    stdocs.html
  • This PowerPoint Presentation (click on
    Identifying Funding Sources for Postdoctoral
    Researchers
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/workshops_help
    .phpspecial

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Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities
  • Look for potential funders with a good fit
  • Identify funders goals or needs
  • Talk to the program officer
  • Broaden your search
  • Approach your search from different perspectives

Handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
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Where to Start Your Search
  • Visit our website and search on your
    ownhttp//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
  • Use Finding Funding 101 for tips on organizing
    your search
  • E-mail or call if you have questions
  • Visit the GrantSource Library for in-person help
    and instruction in using online and library
    resources
  • Schedule a consultation

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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
  • Faculty/junior faculty/postdoc, citizenship,
    minority, woman
  • Type of award sought
  • Research, program support, training grant,
    fellowship, postdoctoral, travel

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Whos the Applicant?
  • The Postdoc
  • Applicant type PhD/MD/other professional
  • Award type postdoctoral award, fellowships,
    research grants
  • The Host Institution
  • Applicant type academic institution
  • Award type research grants, visiting personnel

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http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
12
Finding Funding 101 for Postdoctoral Scholars
  • Suggested basic steps in your search strategy
  • Search funding opportunity databases
  • Set up funding alerts
  • Search funding guides
  • Use print resources
  • If needed, contact GrantSource Library
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/finding_fundin
    g.php

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COS Funding Opportunities Database
  • Main search (recommended)
  • recommended fields keywords, requirements,
    citizenship or residency, activity location,
    funding type
  • browse to view keyword subject tree
  • use search feature to find keywords you want
  • uncheck explode if you use broad keywords
  • use postdoc or young investigator/ faculty/
    scholar or junior investigator/ faculty/
    scholar in the All Fields field

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
ses.phpcos Handout Searching COS Funding
Opportunities
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COS Funding Alerts
  • Customized electronic notification
  • Sends weekly email with new or updated
    opportunities
  • First step, register for COS expertise profile
    (faculty profiles are published)
  • Second step, set up funding search profile
  • Must do both steps to receive good results

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
.phpcos PDF Handout Intro to COS Workbench
Funding Alerts
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InfoEd SPINFunding Opportunities Database
  • Similar to COS
  • Main differences
  • additional opportunities
  • different keywords and search terms
  • different interface (keywords alphabetized)
  • Be certain to use Search and not Enter
  • Set up InfoEd SMARTS/GENIUS funding alert
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
    .phpspin
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
    ses.phpspin

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Carolina Internal Funding Database
  • Information on funding provided by or
    administered by UNC-Chapel Hill offices
  • Searchable by only one field at a time
  • Search by postdoctoral scholar or faculty
  • Smaller database
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
    ses.phpcarolina

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Funding Databases (continued)
  • Federal databases
  • especially NIH, NSF, and Grants.gov
  • Specialized databases
  • GrantsNet for biomedical and science education
  • FundSource for social and behavioral sciences
  • Foundation Center CD-ROM
  • Foundation Center Foundation Finder
  • Environmental Grantmaking Foundations on CD-ROM

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
ses.php
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Specialized Alert Services
  • Grants.gov
  • Agency-specific alerts
  • NIH Guide TOC, Dept. of Education, AHRQ and
    others
  • Foundation alerts
  • Funding Watches in Health and Education
  • Foundation Center RFP Bulletin
  • Robert Wood Johnson email services for grants

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
.phpspecialized
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Funding Guides
  • Postdoctoral Scholars Resources
  • Subject- and population-specific resources
  • National laboratories
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_guides
    .php

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Research Support Newsletter
  • Published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor
    for Research and Economic Development
  • Provides research news and funding tips
  • Lists funding opportunities in multidisciplinary
    research, social and behavioral sciences, health
    and medical sciences, life and physical sciences,
    and arts and humanities
  • View http//research.unc.edu/rs/funding.html
  • Subscribe http//research.unc.edu/rs/subscribe.ht
    ml

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Print Resource Collection
  • Discipline specific directories
  • Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants
  • Directory of Research Grants
  • Guides to corporate and foundation funding
  • Corporate Giving Directory
  • Foundation Reporter

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/reference.html
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Proposal Writing Resources
  • UNC-Chapel Hill assistance and resources
  • Reference books
  • Harvard Guide to Postdoctoral Fellowships
  • Grant Application Writers Handbook by Liane
    Reif-Lehrer (especially useful for NIH also in
    HSL)
  • Online resources and guides
  • many individual agencies have their own
  • Foundation Centers Proposal Writing Short
    Course
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.p
    hp

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Faculty Expertise
  • COS Expertise Database
  • information about faculty research interests at
    Carolina and elsewhere
  • use to identify potential collaborators or
    mentors and specific expertise
  • RAD (Research Abstracts Database)
  • database of proposal abstracts submitted by
    UNC-Chapel Hill researchers
  • RAMSeS
  • activities of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers
    contains information on proposals and awards made
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty.php

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Databases for Awards Made
  • Useful to find out who and what was actually
    funded
  • Federal grants awarded
  • NIH CRISP
  • NSF
  • EPA
  • most federal agencies make this information
    available
  • Private and state grants awarded
  • Foundation Center 990 Finder Foundation Center
    Online
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/awards_made.ph
    p

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Funding Agencies Directory
  • US government agencies, including frequently
    accessed pages for
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • Department of Education
  • Private, community and corporate foundations
  • Top foundations in N.C.
  • Top foundations in health and other fields
  • http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.php

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Office of Postdoctoral Services
  • http//postdocs.unc.edu/funding.htm

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Thank You!
  • Please take a moment to tell us how we did.
  • Handout GrantSource Library Presentation
    Evaluation
  • Presenter Elizabeth Allen
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