• Funding Opportunities
• Limited Application Programs
  • LOI Guidelines
• Proposal Development Resources
• Internal Competitive Funding
• Matching Funds
• UFRF Professorship Awards
• Florida High Tech Corridor Council Program
  • Program Background
  • How You Can Participate
  • Eligible Companies
  • Download a Brochure
  • Download Solicitation
  • Related Links
  • Contact
• Resources for External Funding
• COS Pivot Funding Database
• Contact

Resources for External Funding

UF Funding Opportunity Page

UF’s Funding Opportunities page is updated weekly with programs with both internal and external opportunities. Sign up for weekly alerts when the page is updated by emailing the Division of Research Program Development at programdevelopment@research.ufl.edu. UF faculty, staff, and students only; requires login with GatorLink credentials unless viewing from campus or via VPN.

Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

Government Funding Resources

Grants.Gov   Florida Administrative Weekly   
Federal Digital System   NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts   
FedConnect – Public Opportunities   Federal Business Opportunities   
List of Federal Agencies   NSF Bulletin / NSF Guide to Programs   
USDA NIFA Grants     

Foundation Center Foundation Finder

Provides contact information, financial data and access to 990-PF tax forms, which often include information on how to submit a proposal to the foundation (see Part XV).

Searchable Databases

• COS Pivot Funding Opportunities – UF faculty, staff and students may register for free.
• GrantsNet
• Chronicle of Philanthropy

Subscribe to Free Grant Alerts

• National Science Foundation Update
• NIH Guide Weekly Table of Contents
• Grants.gov – Daily postings from all federal grant-making agencies.
• Environmental Protection Agency
• NASA (Select “Getting an Account” and register. Return to the home page and login; Select “Account Management” and then select “Email Subscriptions.”)
• National Endowment for the Humanities – RSS Feed
• GrantsNet Express – Funding opportunities for training in sciences
• The Foundation Center’s Newsletters
• SBIR/STTR Alerting Service

Presentations

• View a presentation on searching for funding opportunities for graduate students (.pptx)   (PDF). The notes for the slides are included as an extra layer on the PDF, or in the notes field on the PowerPoint presentation.
• View a presentation from Steve Roberts of Oak Ridge University Partnerships (ORAU), held on January 17, 2013.  He discussed areas of interest for partnership, provided an update on research and education opportunities, and identified strategic research areas.