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The Grants Information Service helps Thomas Jefferson University & Hospital faculty, staff and student researchers, especially those new to research, identify research funding sources and find appropriate support staff and tools on campus.
- Request a Consultation - Gutman LibraryEast Falls: Meet with a Gutman librarian virtually or in person to learn how to use Pivot and other grants information resources.
- Request a Consultation - Scott LibraryCenter City: Meet with a librarian virtually or in person to learn how to use Pivot and other grants information resources.
Databases
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Pivot brings together funding opportunities and scholarly profiles. It is one of the world's leading online resources for funding information related to research, collaborative activities, travel, conferences, fellowships, post-doctoral positions, equipment acquisition, and operating or capital expenses. Search it by sponsor, amount, deadline, eligibility of applicant, funding type, and area of interest. The over 26,000 opportunities covered include both public and private sources of funding.
- Grants.govFind and apply for US federal grants.
- Johns Hopkins University Early Career Funding OpportunitiesJohns Hopkins maintains this list of federal and private postdoctoral and early-career faculty funding opportunities for specific areas of research.
- Johns Hopkins University Graduate Student Funding OpportunititesJohns Hopkins maintains this list of federal and private funding opportunities for graduate students.
- NIH Guide for Grants and ContractsThe official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities.
- Philanthropy News Digest RFPsThis listing of RFPs is a free service of Candid. Contact a librarian for access to their full line of databases via Foundation Directory Online.
- System for Award Management (SAM.gov)Includes search for federal assistance listings (formerly CFDA.gov)
Library books about grants
Curriculum Development for Medical Education by ISBN: 9781421444116Publication Date: 2022-08-30See appendix B for funding resources.
Designing Clinical Research by ISBN: 9781975174408Publication Date: 2022-05-19Chapter 20.4 Finding Support for Research
Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice by ISBN: 9780826160157Publication Date: 2022-06-01Chapter 14: Healthcare Grant Writing in Acute, Ambulatory, Academic, and Community Settings
Get Funded: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Grant Application Process and Writing Winning Proposals in the Behavioral and Biomedical Fields by ISBN: 9781433836442Publication Date: 2023-11-21
Grant Writing Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals, Third Edition by ISBN: 9780826141453Publication Date: 2018-03-28
A Guide to the Scientific Career by ISBN: 9781118907429Publication Date: 2020-01-09Chapter 24: Grants and Funding Sources
How the NIH Can Help You Get Funded by Call Number: W 20.5 K47h 2014ISBN: 9780199989645Publication Date: 2013-12-26
The How to Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants by ISBN: 9781475810103Publication Date: 2015-03-17
Medical Writing by ISBN: 9783319701257Publication Date: 2018-01-09Chapter 10: How to Write a Grant Proposal
The Practical Guide to Clinical Research and Publication by ISBN: 9780128245170Publication Date: 2021-08-06Chapter 8: Funding
Successful Grant Writing for Health and Human Service Professionals, Fifth Edition by ISBN: 9780826148032Publication Date: 2020-05-28
Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals by ISBN: 1466512067Publication Date: 2014-04-28Chapter 17: Choosing the Right Funding Source
Grants Mini-Series (BioRender)
- Grants Mini-Series (BioRender) webinar recordings
- BioRender Top Grant Tips (28:31)
- A Reviewer’s Perspective: The Right Way to Approach NIH Grants (19:51)
- Panel Session: Why Strong Visuals Secure Grants (41:04)
- Winning Your First Major Grant [without Data!] (25:26)
iThenticate
- iThenticateCheck your manuscript with iThenticate plagiarism detection software before submitting. It is used by funders to check grant applications and publishers to check article manuscripts.
Diversity & Inclusion
- Diversity and Inclusion > FundingResources on racial disparities in funding and diversity funding opportunities