Funding Opportunity Resources
Below are sources of possible funding for scholarship and research, in addition to those found here. Information about on-campus, off-campus, private and governmental sources of funding are included.
K-State Research Assistance Sites
- Provost's Office
- Dean Barbara S. Stowe Endowed Faculty Development Fund. To support professional development of CHE faculty. To understand and impact federal and state public policy; will fund travel and related expenses. Eligible faculty must have at least a .5 FTE. Contact the Dean's Office.
- Targeted Excellence. To enhance those programs with the most promise of elevating the University’s stature. Variable amounts.
- University Small Research Grants. Research, scholarly activity, other creative efforts. Assistant professor or above.
- Cancer Center Awards. Graduate travel, faculty travel, fellowships, innovative research, faculty equipment.
- International Travel Awards. Study tours.
- James R. Coffman Leadership Institute. Refresh and develop leadership skills in a safe yet challenging learning environment. Networking and interdisciplinary cooperation for faculty and staff. Infuse K-State with empowered leaders. Faculty and staff are eligible.
- Teaching Professor Conference. Held annually for teaching faculty.
- KSU Mentoring Program for Women and Minorities in the Sciences and Engineering. Flexible funds to support research projects, and opportunities to develop a mentoring relationship with a senior faculty member. Tenure-track women and minority faculty.
- Summer Leadership/Management Institutes. For faculty or administrators. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
- Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program. Scholarly activities in areas of teaching, research and service. Mentoring and networking opportunities. Travel to member institutions to participate in cross-mentoring among universities, develop working relationships and exchange ideas. Tenure-track or tenured.
Selected Off-campus Funding Opportunities
- Fulbright
- Fulbright Senior Specialists Program. Prospective host institution abroad may contact an individual regarding his/her interest in participating in a particular grant opportunity. If this individual is not already on the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program Candidate Roster, he/she must be added.
- Fulbright Scholar Programs. Programs that offer U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture, do research or participate in seminars.
- Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program. To lecture and conduct research in countries around the world. Faculty and administrators.
- New Century Scholars (NCS) Program. International travel to attend NSC orientation, incidental expenses, books, supplies, research assistance, partial salary, or benefits Terminal degree in field.
- DEPSCoR. To support research critical to national defense.
- Phi Kappa Phi: Promotion of Excellence Grants Program. Active members of Phi Kappa Phi.
- USDA Teaching Awards: Outstanding Human Science Faculty. Human sciences faculty. NEED MORE INFO…
- LEAD 21 Research & Extension. Leadership development needs of faculty, specialists, program and team leaders, research station and center directors, department heads and chairs.
- AAUW Recognition Award for Emerging Scholars. Recognizes early professional achievement of an untenured woman scholar who has a record of exceptional accomplishments and shows promise of future distinction. Untenured, doctorate or equivalent.
- NSF Developmental and Learning Sciences. Supports studies that increase our understanding of cognition, increases our understanding of children's and adolescents' learning in formal and informal settings.
Federal Agency Grant Pages
- The Federal Register
- Federal Business Opportunities (replaces the Commerce Business Daily)
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of Transportation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- US Agency for International Development
- Department of State (formerly USIA)
Private Funding Information
Societies and Associations
- American Cancer Society
- American Chemical Society - PRF
- American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Heart Association, Heartland Affiliate (formerly Kansas Affiliate)
- American Psychological Association Funding Program
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- Institute of International Education (Administers the Fulbright Programs)
- National Pork Producers Council
- Sigma Xi--The Scientific Research Society
- Social Science Research Council
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation
Foundations: General
- The Foundation Center maintains links to numerous foundation websites as well as other useful information about foundations. Foundations are grouped by type: private, corporate, and community.
- The Council on Foundations
Foundations
- American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
- AT&T Foundation
- Benton Foundation
- Carnegie Foundation
- The Commonwealth Fund
- Charles A. Dana Foundation
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- The Freedom Forum
- Fulbright Grants
- The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Mitsubishi Electronic America Foundation
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Research Corporation
- The Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Rotary Foundation
- Sloan Foundation
- The Spencer Foundation
- Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc.
- The Whitaker Foundation
Deadlines
- Current National Institutes of Health (NIH) Deadlines. Note that these deadlines are for ongoing programs (announced as PAs) of the individual institutes. Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) have single deadlines that are indicated in the individual announcements.
- February 1, June 1, October 1
New Research Grants, Conferences, FIRST, and Research Career Awards. All Program Project and Center Grants - January 2, May 1, September 1
AIDS-Related Grants - September 10
National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants - March 1, July 1, November 1
Competing Continuation, Supplemental and Revised Grants
- February 1, June 1, October 1
- Major Federal Agency Deadlines. For more information about individual programs and for applications, please contact Beverly Page at (785) 532-5045 or .
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (NCERQA) 1999 Environmental Research Grants Deadlines
- Department of Agriculture (USDA) CSREES Funding Programs
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant Deadlines
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant Deadlines
- National Institutions of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- SBIR/STTR Program Solicitation Deadlines