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External Sources and Search Tools

Curated Opportunities List

SPIN - Sponsored Programs Information Network

SPIN is a searchable database that contains information from more than 2,500 different sponsoring agencies, which comprise more than 11,000 separate funding opportunities. You can access the database using your UMID and Kerberos passcode.

Pivot

Pivot is a ProQuest product (formerly known as COS - Community of Science). It is an excellent resource for finding external funding opportunities. You can use Pivot to save a search and have it send you a weekly e-mail alert when a match between your choice of keywords (research area) and funding programs are matched in this funding opportunities database.

United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

UNCF administers over 400 scholarship programs for African Americans.

American Indian College Fund

Administers Full Circle Scholarships for graduate students with tribal connections.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)

HSF provides financial assistance to outstanding Hispanic students.

Association of International Educators (AIE)

AIE promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States. The website contains useful information for U.S. students interested in study abroad and practical advice and financial aid information for foreign nationals studying in the U.S.

Social Science Research Council

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, nonprofit international organization that offers fellowships and grants for researchers doing promising work in the social sciences and related disciplines.

Department of Education

Includes information on the need-based grants, loans, and work-study funds available through federal student aid and the online version of DOE's Student Guide to Financial Aid.

External Funding Search Tools

  • UCLA’s Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database
  • Peterson’s Graduate Scholarship Search Engine
  • MSU Library's compilation of Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
  • Nationally Coveted College Scholarships Graduate Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards
  • FinAid
  • National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research

For International Students

  • MIT’s List of External Fellowships for International Students
  • International Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
  • International Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries
Many professional associations offer funding and/or provide information about fellowships and grants on their websites. A few examples are listed below, but students can check with associations related to their discipline or research interests for additional opportunities.
  • American Anthropological Association
  • American Association of Immunologists
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Economic Association
  • American Historical Association
  • American Meteorological Society
  • American Nuclear Society
  • American Philosophical Association
  • American Political Science Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Sociological Association
  • Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Mathematical Association of America
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics