INF 397 – Seeking Funding for Information Studies
Unique Number: 28125
Semester: Fall, 2008
Week 1
Homework (due Monday, September 15)
1. Build your five-year plan. Doctoral students, include a (nonbinding) dissertation
title. Masters students, include an (obviously nonbinding) ideal job (actual
locale/agency/institution).
2. Surf the net before class. Bring with you the application guidelines from two
different agencies or foundations that could possibly fund your proposed
research/work. Bring a hard copy for me, please.
3. Read the text book.
Resources:
A great site for doctoral students: http://www.phds.org/
UT Office of Sponsored Projects: http://www.utexas.edu/research/osp/
NSF Funding Page: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp
NIH Funding Page: http://www.nih.gov/
Federal Grants.Gov Page: http://www.grants.gov/
Grant Related Resources: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcelec.htm
Funding Website: http://www.grantsnet.org/
Graduate Scholarships and Grants: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3gradinf.htm
Grant Writing: http://www.placement.pitt.edu/graduate/index.html#resources
Azuma, R.T. (2003). So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.! This article is copied from the
following website: http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/azuma_guides.html
Reif-Lehrer, L. (1995). Appendix IV: Sample budget justification (pp. 192-198). Grant
application writer's handbook. Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
You can gain access via UT library and your EID.
http://utdirect.utexas.edu/lib/utnetcat/full.WBX?search_type=FL&search_text=GRANT
+APPLICATION+WRITERS+HANDBOOK&next_action=N&next_record_brn=01132
7098&loc_display_type=V
Closer to home:
http://nnlm.gov/funding/grants.html
http://www.apa.org/science/apassc-funding.html
A little further out in space:
http://www.aas.org/grants/hints.html
Some examples of successful grant applications.
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http://www.imls.gov/applicants/sample.shtm
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles
/0280/grantdoctor_examples_of_successful_grant_applications_online_and_applyin
g_for_ph_d_funding_in_the_u_k
This from NIH: Where can I get a sample of a successful grant?
A: The best source for a copy of a successful grant is the principal investigator.
NIH's CRISP database at http://crisp.cit.nih.gov provides abstracts of funded
grants, along with a mailing address for the principal investigator. Alternatively, you
may request a grant under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Contact NLM
grants management staff to initiate a FOIA request. NIH requires that personal
salary information and other proprietary information be removed from any grant
provided in response to a FOIA request.