External Funding
External Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
The original list was provided by the National Postdoctoral Association
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Notre Dame Energy (an ND Net ID and Password required)
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NIH Fogarty International Center Postdoctoral Non-NIH Funding Opportunities
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research
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UCLA Graduate & Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database
Search Funding Opportunities
These are the primary databases we recommend when searching for funding opportunities.
- PIVOT (see note below) is the most comprehensive national database for all types of academic funding and has recently expanded to provide opportunities for collaboration.
- The H-net Fellowships Listing is excellent research for funding in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
- NIH Office of Extramural Funding
Note:
To create a Pivot profile:
- Go to pivot.cos.com
- Click on the “Signup” button on the upper left corner
- Fill in all the requested information and create your account
To search for funding opportunities:
- Log in to pivot.cos.com
- Click on “Search for Funding or Scholars”
- Click on the “Advanced Search” tab
- Click on “More Search Attributes”
- Click on “Requirements” and select “Graduate Students”
- Customize your search using your specific criteria
*Please also note that the “search” button on the bottom of the page is conveniently located next to the “clear fields” button.
Grant Writing Assistance
Dr. Robert Porter conducted workshops for academic researchers in September 2017. A full-day workshop for junior faculty members and a shorter version for pre- and post-doctoral researchers were offered. Below are resources from the Grant Winners Seminars conducted by him at the University of Notre Dame.
Career Development Grants for Pre and Postdocs
Applying for a Postdoc Fellowship
NIH Peer Review - YouTube