External Funding Opportunities
- Grant Forward: Designed for academic researchers to scan public and private funding sources. There are internal filters to streamline the search process and set auto notifications for new opportunities.
- Grants.gov: Scan funding opportunities from 26 federal agencies.
- The Office of Research and Economic Development routinely searches for funding opportunities based upon college-level search terms. Current results are available here. If you would like to add search terms for your college, please contact your Research Associate Dean.
- Funding updates for the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, NIH, NASA, NSF, and COVID-19 are available here.
Internal Funding Opportunities
- The Faculty Research Committee (FRC) currently has two grants available: and . The application deadlines for both have been extended to February 13. Please submit the application via .
- In partnership with the Center for Irish Research and Teaching, the Office of Research and Economic Development has launched the . Visit for more details.
- Please visit for the latest information on grant opportunities
Limited Submission
A Limited Submission is a funding program for which the sponsor has restricted the number of applications or proposals an institution can submit in response to that program.
Graduate Student Research
Money to fund and finish your degree is only one reason to apply for a research grant. The money you receive can help you take your work to a new level by providing you with access to rare materials and expensive equipment. For example, traveling research grants can support the cost of transportation to research sites all over the world. Or if you need access to materials or equipment at a laboratory or special collections library, institutional grants can cover the costs of visiting and using these research facilities. There are also grants to help cover the costs of materials for a particular project.
Don’t forget the long-term benefits: the ability to make a case for your work, and convince others to support it, is a useful skill wherever you go. Having grant credits on your resume or curriculum vitae says a lot to future employers, hiring committees and even future research funders.
When looking for grants, remember to think big. Maximize your grant possibilities by recognizing the “crossover possibilities” of your project. Maybe you’re working in English, but your project has a historical bent. Or your project in communications has applications for women’s studies. Be aware of all of the potential classifications of your research topic as you look for grants. Also, don’t neglect new grant offerings: newer and smaller awards attract fewer applicants, improving your chances of getting noticed. Like an investment in an up-and-coming company, the “prestige” value of a new grant will increase over time as awareness of the award grows.
Please visit the College of Graduate Studies for more information on graduate programs at 91Âţ»app.
Research Services provides a wide variety of tools and resources to help 91Âţ»app’s research community find the right funding source for research, creative and other scholarly activities.
To begin your funding opportunity search, Research Services recommendsÂ
Grant Forward can be accessed directly from a campus computer or from an off-campus computer by first setting up an account. Users who create an account using their Georgia Southern email account have the ability to browse grant opportunities from home without having to log-in to the GS account.
Learn how to search for grants at GrantForward, finding opportunities for your research, using the keyword search, the many available filters, and setting your saved searches/alerts using the .
Grant Forward features enhanced search and user account interfaces, provides a FAQ for new users, and transition guide for former IRIS users to help answer questions about the service.
Use the Library
You may also find assistance at your library reference desk: ask for assistance in seeking grants and fellowships. They can provide all the basics: who is eligible, the amount of the award, whether travel is necessary and contact information. You should also check online searches to find up-to-date listings of grants available in all areas of study.
Arts & Humanities:
- : support for the arts, environmental conservation, prevention of child abuse, and medical research
- : various opportunities
- : various fellowship opportunities with the Smithsonian system
-  teaching, history, women’s studies
Business:
- : support opportunities for a variety of disciplines
- Â for graduate studies in accounting and CPA tracks
Diversity:
- : for minority students in STEM fields
- : for minority students in STEM fields
- : fellowship and grant opportunities
- : designed for minority Ph.D.-seekers
- : for minorities studying fields related to imaging technology
General Graduate/Scholar:
- : funding opportunities for , and funding for
- : The Fulbright Scholar Program
- : support for the arts, environmental conservation, prevention of child abuse, and medical research
- : clearinghouse for federal grant opportunities, organized by category
- : searchable database of grant opportunities within the U.S. federal government
- : Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
- : program for Southern states’ students to pay in-state when studying out-of-state
- : resources for both undergrads and grads
- : in-state costs for regional students
Life & Health Sciences:
- : education, health, culture, social service
- : for medical, dental, and veterinary students
- : various competitive funding opportunities, including theÂ
- : work for HHMI as a researcher
- : many research-based opportunities
- : post-doctoral support opportunity
- : for Master’s and Ph.D. degree-holders
- : Grants portal
- : Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico
- : awarded to health students with demonstrated leadership in community activities
- : grants page
Social Sciences:
- : searchable clearinghouse and database
- : support opportunities for a variety of disciplines
- : supporting studies of violence, aggression, and dominance
- : for the pursuit of graduate degrees in public service
- : for MFA and Ph.D. students of arts, humanities, and social sciences
- Â (NAPF): award for essays on achieving nuclear peace
- : various fellowship opportunities with the Smithsonian system
- : grants page
- : several grant and fellowship opportunities exist
- : supporting programs that study and inform social settings and youths
Science & Engineering:
- : internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for scientists
- : for minority students in STEM fields
- : for minority students in STEM fields
- : links to various science and engineering funding opportunities
- : support opportunities for a variety of disciplines
- : registry of funding opportunities and registry of scientists;Â Â to COS navigation
- : for engineering and inventive disciplines
- : Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
- : post-doc opportunities
- : state-by-state links to Space Grant Consortia; fellowships, scholarships in STEM
- : for Ph.D.-seeking students
- : for Master’s and Ph.D. students
- : for Master’s and Ph.D. students
- : 10-week internship opportunities
- : various fellowship opportunities with the Smithsonian system
- : various, including theÂ
- : grants pages
- : medical funding opportunities
- : Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation Program
- : for minorities studying fields related to imaging technology