Finding Grants to Support Your Research

The Foundation Directory Online and other UIUC resources

Brian Zelip @bzelip Scholarly Commons @scholcommons

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This workshop’s flow 1.  Learn about FDO 2.  Hands-on FDO 3.  Look at other UIUC resources

FDO is valuable because it's a clearinghouse of

information about organizations who give grants and the grants

they’ve given.

FDO mostly provides research on funding.

But it’s possible to use

FDO to find funding for research too.

*  FDO subscription packages university’s package

FoundationCenter.org

Accessing FDO

FoundationCenter.org

Accessing FDO

Accessing FDO

via the library’s Online Journals & Databases

Step 1

Accessing FDO

search for Foundation Directory

Step 2

Accessing FDO

click on Foundation Directory Online

Step 3

Accessing FDO

click on Databases

Step 4

Accessing FDO

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FDO’s databases

FDO’s databases

1.  Request for proposals (RFP) 2.  Grantmakers 3.  Grants 4.  Companies 5.  990 Tax forms (grantmakers) 6.  News about philanthropy 7.  Reports about grants 8.  FDO reports 9.  Jobs

“POWER SEARCH”

FDO’s databases

Details include:

•  Deadline •  $ amount •  Grantmaker •  Brief description •  Link to complete RFP

Request for proposals (RFPs)

FDO’s databases

Search by:

•  Location •  Field of interest •  Type of support •  Geographic area •  Keywords •  and additional filters

Grantmakers

Profiles include:

•  Purpose of activities •  Program areas •  Application info •  Officers & trustees •  Current financial data

FDO’s databases

Search by:

•  Recipient location •  Recipient type •  Grant subject •  Keyword •  other options

Grants

Records include:

•  Recipient info & 990s •  Additional details

of the grant’s purpose

FDO’s databases

Profiles include:

•  Information about a company's activities •  Social responsibility scores & rankings •  Names of the Board of Directors •  Recent SEC 10-K filings

Companies

Hands-on with FDO

Let’s start by looking up common funders of academic research

1.  National Science Foundation 2.  National Institutes of Health 3.  National Endowment of the Humanities

Let’s start by looking up common funders of academic research

1.  National Science Foundation 2.  National Institutes of Health 3.  National Endowment of the Humanities

…unfortunately these types of funders aren’t represented in FDO

“I’d like to find current RFPs for education research.”

example

Hands-on with FDO

“I’d like to find current RFPs for civil engineering.”

example

Hands-on with FDO

“I’d like to find grants received by the University of Illinois.”

example

Hands-on with FDO

Hands-on with FDO

Create a Philanthropy News Digest account.

Hands-on with FDO

Try looking up your own interests.

   

Illinois grant resources

START myResearch

a grants management tool

web.uillinois.edu/start_myresearch

   

Information portal

•  Library libguide… uiuc.libguides.com/grants

Campus units

•  Center for Advanced Study •  Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities •  International Programs and Studies •  National/Intnl Scholarships Program •  Office of The Vice Chancellor for Research

Illinois grant resources

   

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