External Funding Opportunities

GrantForward is a search engine dedicated to helping institutions and individuals find grants to fund their research.

• GrantForward covers more than 20,000 sponsors worldwide to provide a comprehensive database of more than 83,000 funding opportunities linked with over 6,000 pre-solicitations and 2.1M funded awards that continue to grow with the most up-to-date information.
• GrantForward’s powerful search system helps to lessen the hassle of searching for grants with advanced search filters and specialized search features.
• GrantForward researcher profiles allow researchers to highlight their research achievements and interests to receive personalized grant recommendations that match their research needs
• To create your GrantForward account and Researcher profile:
  • Start moving your research forward by creating an account (see this Tutorial demo) to access GrantForward. In order to be able to take advantage of all of the features that GrantForward offers, you will have to create an account using your institution’s email address.
  • If you would like to benefit from receiving grant recommendations, then you will also need to make sure to create your researcher profile (see this Tutorial demo).

Useful Resources for GrantForward

• GrantForward Researcher Welcome Guide
• Visit GrantForward YouTube Channel for all instruction videos.
• Visit the GrantForward Support page for the complete list of resources.

Explore the Mellon Foundation's Grant Resources here.

Explore resources via NCFDD.

Explore federal funding opportunities.

Explore funding opportunities offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Explore funding opportunities offered by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).