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Grants

Grants are a form of financial aid, based on need, which you do not have to repay. Below, you will find links to a variety of grant resources online. You should also take a look at Fastweb, which links to millions of scholarship, grant, and fellowship databases for students attending all types of schools who are studying in a variety of fields.

General Information

A Proposal Writing Short Course (Foundation Center)
A basic overview of how to write a grant proposal with examples.

What Should I Know About Education Grants?
This is the electronic version of a US Department of Education booklet of basic information about grants.

Grant Databases

Federal Pell Grants
Federal Pell Grants generally are awarded to undergraduate students who display financial need and have not earned a bachelor’s, graduate, or professional degree. A Federal Pell Grant does not have to be repaid, except under certain circumstances. There are other Federal Grant programs in addition to the Federal Pell Grant. Review the programs here: Federal Student Grant Programs

Sam.Gov (formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)
Sam.gov is the official U.S. government website for people who make, receive, and manage federal awards. It hosts the CFDA, a searchable directory of federal programs that provide assistance benefits to the American public. Many grant programs are listed.

Funding Information Portal (UNC Chapel Hill, Office of Research Services)
This gopher uses WAIS to provide full-text searching of nearly 10,000 documents from major funding sources. Also provides information about programs sponsored by NSF and NIH and free access to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).

Government Grants

HHS Grants & Contracts
This gopher provides information about grant opportunities at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Georgia HOPE Scholarship and Grant Program
The Georgia HOPE Scholarship (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) provides grants for tuition and fees and books for Georgia residents at public and private colleges in Georgia.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Provides information about NIH grants and contracts, among other topics.

Office of the Federal Register (OFR)
This gopher provides access to the daily table of contents of the Federal Register and other OFR information.

Miscellaneous Grant-Related Resources

Federal Grant Program Summary
Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Aid list of major federal student grant programs.

AHSL Grant Resources Guide
This web page is the online Guide to Funding Information of the Arizona Health Sciences Library. It includes pointers to a few health-related resources.

International and Research Exchange Board (IREX)
IREX promotes scholarly interaction between more than 100 countries.

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Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy covers news about gifts and grants and includes a list of application deadlines. The emphasis is on fundraising and giving for nonprofit organizations, but some scholarship and fellowship programs may be included.

Philanthropy News Digest
An archive of past issues of Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly publication of the Foundation Center.

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