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This site was created by Julie Fossler for UIUC LIS424. The author cannot claim any credit or responsibility for the information contained in the links. Last updated: 4/26/99

Introduction

As a loan-straddled graduate student myself, I wish I had found a site like this on funding my degree before starting graduate school. If I continue my research, though, I'll rest easy knowing that there is an insane amount of funding available for those who have the patience and ambition to find it and apply for it.

The federal government, foundations, and nonprofit organizations are primary sources of funding for graduate students, doctoral students and faculty members. This website is devoted to locating funding for these groups and explaining the application process for this funding.

Scope
I focused primarily on finding government-related information, lists, indexes and search engines. My goal was to include links that described how to find funding, how to apply for funding, and where to locate funding sites. It is by no means a complete list; however, there are enough search engines, indexes and lists to help you locate some sort of funding that you are interested in and eligible for.

Audience
The audience for this site is graduate students, phd students and faculty members. There is more than enough information out there for undergraduate funding; however, graduate funding tends to be randomly located for the most part. This site attempted to combine at least some of the information in one bundle.

Sections
Applying: This section includes links to some great sites which describe proposal writing and the grant application process. I admit it's a bit lean on the scholarship application process; however, there are enough strong writing and formatting tips in these sites to make them relevant for any application process.

Grants: This section lists tons of places to look for grants. The government is huge in this area and seems to be giving out research grants left and right. It also includes foundation, association and university funding.

Scholarships: This section focuses on scholarships. It's a bit tricky differentiating between scholarships and fellowships and the terminology often overlaps, so this page overlaps a bit with the fellowship page. Scholarships are often targeted at both undergraduates and graduates, so some of these links include info for both.

Fellowships: Fellowships traditionally come from foundations; however, since the terminology's a bit fuzzy they also come from associations and universities, as well. This section deals primarily with fellowships, but you will find some overlap with the scholarship site.

All of the Above: This site mainly has search engines for any type of funding. It's a hodge-podge of leftover information that didn't fit neatly into any of the other categories. It's clearly my biggest work in progress.

Home: This brings you back to this page. If you get homesick, come back.