External Funding Sources

External Funding Sources

Links to Start With

Community of Science – MSU is a member of Community of Science (COS), which publishes the largest and most comprehensive funding database and collaboration network on the Web.  Do not be misled by the name. COS is not limited to scientific and technological fields; the database contains information on approximately 400,000 grant opportunities in all fields research and creative activity.

• Register for a COS Profile
• Search COS Grants Database

Federal State/State Links

Arts & Humanities Grants

• National Endowment for the Arts(NEA)
• Minnesota State Arts Board
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• Minnesota Humanities Commission (MHC)

Education Grants

• U.S. Department of Education
  • Search ED Grants and Contracts for strategic info
  • Read EdInfo (subscription info in messages)
• Minnesota HESO Funding for Education projects
• EPA Environmental Education Grants

Science Grants

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Federal Grants
• Federal Contract Solicitations
• National Science Foundation
  • Search NSF Abstracts Database for strategic info
  • Subscribe to NSF e-mail alerts (TIP: Find the advanced subscription form, select a discipline, and request ONLY program announcements)
• National Institutes of Health
  • Search NIH Grants Page for strategic info
  • Subscribe to NIH ListServe

State of Minnesota Contracting

Private Funding Resources

Reminder: Foundation contacts for all MSU projects must be coordinated through the Director of Development for the faculty's corresponding college.

Student Links

• MSU Graduate Student Travel Awards for Graduate Students