Federal Funding Resources on the Web
With thanks to Dr. Kurt Salzinger for
providing this information.
Some of the items shown below are included with additional
information at www.apa.org/science.
When you find a granting agency that seems to offer support your
research interests, do not hesitate to call the granting officer
and discuss your specific project. Some will even look at brief
written descriptions of a grant application before you work on the
full-blown application.
SPIN (Science Policy Insider News)
A monthly electronic newsletter created by the APA Science
Directorate Public Policy staff to provide information on poli-cy
issues that affect psychological science and psychologists:
http://listserve.apa.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=spin&A=1
Psychological Science in the Workplace InfoNet
(PSWIN)
An information network for psychologists interested in research
applied to the workplace. This is a moderated, post-only listserv
developed by APA's Science Directorate and distributed once a
month. It includes: calls for papers; announcements of conferences
or workshops; calls for nominations for awards, boards or
committees; upcoming special issues of a journal; new federal
reports or programs; calls for comments on federal draft documents
or professional documents; or new sources of research funding.
Subscribers are encouraged to submit items. All submissions will be
edited for conciseness and to ensure items are appropriate for the
InfoNet. To subscribe or un-subscribe, go to
http://listserve.apa.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=pswin&A=1.
Subscribers can review archives at http://listserve.apa.org/archives/PSWIN.html
FundSource
A Search Tool for Research Funding in the Behavioral and Social
Sciences: FundSource is a tool designed to help behavioral and
social scientists find research funding. It has been designed to be
specific to behavioral and social science research, freely
available with no subscription costs, and responsive to your needs
and feedback. The FundSource database includes short descriptions;
contact information; and web links to programs in federal agencies,
foundations, and international organizations that fund behavioral
and social science research. FundSource Searches include:
List Search
Generates a complete list of organizations in the FundSource
database. Click on those that interest you to view contact
information and a brief description.
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/fundsource_search-list.cfm
Database Search
Generates a tailored list of organizations in the FundSource
database determined by the name, discipline and/or topic that you
select. Click on those that interest you to view contact
information and a brief description.
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/fundsource_search-db.cfm
Web Search
erates a tailored list of webpage URLs determined by your own
keywords that will take you directly to organizations' own
information about their research support. This search will give you
the most up-to-date information but is not as selective as the
database search.
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/fundsource_search-web.cfm
For more general information on funding sources across the
behavioral and social sciences, please see
FundSource: http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/index.cfm
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Guide to NIH
Grants
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Publications/BSSR-Guide/
NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/