Initializing Research: Funding Sources

Identifying research funding opportunities, guidelines and requirements

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Funding Sources – identifying research funding opportunities, guidelines and requirements

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Penn

Office of Research Services (ORS) http://www.upenn.edu/researchservices/
Internal & External Funding Sources https://research.upenn.edu/funding/
Limited Submission Opportunities https://research.upenn.edu/funding/limited-submission/
Find Funding with: Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) database https://research.upenn.edu/funding/spin/

External

Private Foundations that Fund Academic Research – A Quick Guide https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56049448e4b06c16fdea2f67/t/56f6ba61b73abe7ff072067e/1459010146238/Private+Foundations+that+Fund+Academic+Research.pdf
100 Places to Find Funding For Your Research (Open Education Database) https://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100_places_to_find_funding_your_research/
Education research opportunities (Institute of Education Sciences) https://ies.ed.gov/funding/ncer_progs.asp
Humanities, Arts, and related fields (Am Acad of Arts & Sci) https://www.amacad.org/humanities-indicators/funding-and-research
Social Sciences opportunities (Social Science Research Council) https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships-and-opportunities/