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Info Database Names   # Users Access Restrictions Format
Community of Science (Grant Research) Description Community of Science (Grant Research) Funded by ISU Office of Sponsored Programs   Special Online

To find the full text for journals and periodicals, please use the A-Z Journal List. This database lists full text journals available through journal package subscriptions and databases the library has purchased. It also lists many of the journals the library has in its collection.

Books
The following are selected resources for research in grants. For more books on this topic, please use the library catalog: Library Catalog.

To find books in other libraries, try using WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries in the United States, Canada, and around the world. This catalog should not be used as a substitute for this library's catalog, but as another avenue of searching for books.

For books about financial aid and scholarships, please visit our page on Colleges and Universities.
Directories

Directory of Computer and High Technology Grants (Reference Collection: HG 177.5 U 6 D 57): This directory lists foundations and federal programs that have grant opportunities for computer science and technology. Includes multiple indexes.

Directory of Grants in the Humanities 1999/2000 (Reference Collection: AZ 188. U 5 D 56 1999/2000): Listed in this directory are grant and fellowship opportunities for the visual and performing arts, literature, history, libraries, education, foreign languages, anthropology, and more. Includes multiple indexes.

Directory of Grants in the Physical Sciences 1987 (Reference Collection: Q 180. U 5 D 57 1987): This directory lists grant programs for the physical science, including biology, engineering, chemistry, genetics, medicine, geology and geosciences, forestry and agriculture, and more. Includes multiple indexes.

Grants and Awards Available to American Writers (Reference Collection: PN 171. P 75 G 73 1994/95): Designed to be used by fiction writers, dramatists, poets, journalists, and non-fiction writers, this grants directory lists grants, fellowships, and awards. Includes multiple indexes.

The National Directory of Grants and Aid to Individuals in the Arts (Reference Collection: NX 398. G 7): This directory lists grant opportunities for people in the visual and performing arts.

Grantwriting Help

Grants: How to Find Out About Them and What to Do Next (Reference Collection: Q 180.U 5 W 47): This how-to guide shows potential grant applicants the entire grant application process, from where to find grant information, to the pre-application process, to sitting down and writing the grant. Indexed.

"How to" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants (Reference Collection: HG 177. B 38 2003): This how-to guide to grantseeking and -writing includes chapters on creating proposals, refining grant ideas, understanding different grant-giving organizations and how to apply for grants from them. Indexed.

Web Sites
CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: This online portal is designed to help you find federal funding and assistance. This Web site can also help you determine your eligibility for these programs.

Foundation Center: This Web site can help potential grantseekers search for foundations and grantmaking organizations, get help finding funders and applying for funding, and more.

Foundations and Grantmakers: This online directory lists the home pages of dozens of foundations and grant-giving organizations. Community foundations can be found on a separate page.

Grants.gov: This Web site lists federal grant and assistance opportunities. Also included is information about applying for federal grants. This site is constantly updated with new grant opportunities.

GrantsNet: Maintained by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, this Web page is designed to inform grantseekers about HHS and federal grant and assistance programs and how to apply for these grants and programs,

Librarians' Internet Index: Collected and annotated by librarians, this site contains a searchable database of high quality Web sites. To find a Web site, browse the available topics or use the search box.
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Last Modified: 02/28/2008 sc