Identifying Funding Sources in Anthropology

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Identifying Funding Sources in Anthropology

• 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.

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Contact Us

• Public Service Desk 919-962-3463 gs_at_unc.edu
• Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-776
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• Elizabeth Allen, GrantSource Librarian
  919-962-6022 allen_at_unc.edu

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Workshop Resources

• This PowerPoint -- Identifying Funding Sources
  for Anthropology
• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/workshops_arch
  ive.phpother

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Funding Fundamentals

• Start early
• Plan ahead for your long term funding needs
• Be aware of lengthy turn around 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 department,
  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
• Categories that apply to yourself
• Types of awards sought

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Graduate Research Fellowships

• Sponsor National Science Foundation
• Funds research-based degrees in science,
  mathematics or engineering fields
• Eligibility US citizens early stages of
  graduate study
• Deadlines November 1-13, 2007
• Web http//www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07576/nsf0757
  6.htm
• COS http//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?i
  d10135

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International Dissertation Field Research
Fellowship Program

• 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 6, 2007
• Webhttp//www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/
• COShttp//fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id
  11340

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NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement
Grants

• Sponsor National Science Foundation
• Funds to improve the quality of dissertation
  research field or archival research (BIO SBE)
• Eligibility US school required, not citizenship
• Target dates varies by program
• Web http//www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05607/nsf0560
  7.htm (biological sciences) and
  http//www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id13
  453orgSBEsel_orgSBEfromfund
  (social/behavioral/economic sciences)

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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological
Research

• Sponsor Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
• Funds doctoral dissertation or thesis research
  in anthropology
• Eligibility citizenship unrestricted
• Deadline May 1 and Nov. 1 annually
• WEB www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm
  ?doc_id367834attrib_id13232
• COS Report http//fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/ge
  tRec?id1928

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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
• 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

• Main search (recommended)
• recommended fields keywords, requirements,
  citizenship or residency requirements, activity
  location, funding type
• click add keywords to view keyword subject tree
• use search feature to find keywords you want
• uncheck explode if you use broad keywords

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.phpcos
• 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 three steps
• First, register for COS expertise profile
  (graduate profiles are unpublished)
• Second, go to Manage Your Profile and click on
  Current Positions to Edit Your Current
  Position with title, school, department
• Third, click Add a Search to do a funding
  search and then Save Search

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
.phpcos PDF Handout Intro to COS Workbench
Funding Alerts
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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//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.phpcarolina

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Other Funding Databases

• Multidisciplinary databases
• InfoEd Sponsored Programs Information Network
  (SPIN)
• Federal databases
• become familiar with the database of your fields
  major federal sponsor, for example NSF
• Specialized databases
• FundSource
• IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding
• IIE Funding for US Study

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
  ses.php

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Funding Guides

• Selected major fellowships for graduate students
• includes something for virtually all disciplines
• Subject- and population-specific resources
• University and State funding information sources
• Federal student financial aid

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_guides
  .php
• Handout Selected Major Fellowships for Graduate
  Students (pdf)

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Print Resource Collection

• Money for Graduate Students Series Social
  Sciences
• Financial Aids for Minorities, Women, Disabled
• Proposal writing guides
• Sample successful fellowship proposals

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/print_resource
s.php
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Proposal Writing Resources

• Proposal assistance and resources at Carolina
• Online proposal writing guides
• Scholarly Pursuits A Guide to Professional
  Development During the Graduate Years, Harvard
• Chapter 5, Grantsmanship in Support of Study or
  Research Writing a Fellowship Proposal or
  Statement of Purpose
• Contains sample CVs, cover letters, biographical
  statements, fellowship proposals and more.
• Guide to Proposal Development in the Humanities
  for Graduate Students, University of Kansas

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/proposal_writi
  ng.php

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Thank You!

• Please take a moment to tell us how we did.
• Handout GrantSource Library
• Presentation Evaluation