Recommended Funding Databases for Graduate Studies
Private and Government Giving:
Offers up-to-date and complete descriptions of approximately 23,000 private and federal funding sources, representing nearly 400,000 funding opportunities. Grants in the non-science areas are included.
This web site has its own database fastWEB Scholarship Search, of over 180,000 private sector funding options, with links to other scholarship databases. This resource requires that you give an email address and create a login. To avoid potential spam associated with this process, consider giving a rarely used (or even bogus) email address.
Provides information on over 10,000 grants available to both individuals and organizations from 4,000 federal, state, and local governments, commercial organizations, associations, and private foundations.
A currently free, internet-based database of hundreds of funding opportunities for training in the biological and medical sciences - including both private and federally-sponsored programs. A site of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
IRIS: Illinois Researcher Information Service 
Includes over 8,000 federal and private funding programs for researchers, scholars, faculty and grad students. Grant programs for institutions are included as well.
RSP Funding for Graduates (Temporarily Unavailable - see GIC News)
Provides over 3,500 records on funding programs open to graduates for study, training, creative activities, conference attendance, travel in the U.S. and abroad. Includes grants, fellowships, and awards.
SPIN: Sponsored Programs Information Network
Provides access to funding information for research, development activities, international projects, collaborative programs, fellowships, academic exchange programs, and more. Searchable by citizenship, geographic areas and restrictions, deadlines, subjects, and more.
Foundation Giving:
Foundation Grants to Individuals 
FGI Video 
A database compiled by the staff of the Foundation Center. Includes of over 6,000 foundations and public charities that fund individuals for a variety of needs and projects. Funding includes educational support, general welfare, arts and cultural support, awards, prizes, and grants by nomination, international applicants, company employees, students and graduates of specific schools, and research and professional support.
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