Finding Grants & Scholarships: Online & Print Resources

Items in the WOU collection on proposal writing for grants.

Advice on developing and writing grants from the CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Most applicable to government grants, but good advice for any grant application.

University of New Mexico's comprehensive guide to grant writing.

Database of various types of funding opportunities, including grants, fellowships, scholarships, etc. Updated regularly by Duke University and thus contains some information specific to Duke, but pulls in opportunities available to applicants nationwide.

Database maintained by Michigan State University of funding opportunities for individuals, including education funding for every academic level. Opportunities listed by academic level, population group, and by subject.

A comprehensive national directory of grant-making foundations. Its express purpose is to connect people and organizations seeking grants with foundations that make grants.

AAUW is one of the world's largest sources of funding for U.S. and international graduate women scholars.

Lists and provides links to web sites for foundations and other organizations that provide scholarships and grants.

Maintained by the WOU Office of Financial Aid, lists scholarships available to WOU students.

Search for scholarships, fellowships, loans, and other financial aid opportunities for students at any level of education.

Find information about the different types of federal funding (grants and loans) available to students at any point in their education, but focuses mostly on undergraduate.

Provides information about financial aid available to college students in Oregon, including the Oregon Opportunity Grant for low-income Oregonians.

Search for grants by entering your terms into Google and limiting by domain" .gov,/ .org, using [Search term ]Site: [domain]

Information on the types of grants for continuing education that *may* be available to you, depending on your situation.

Look for trade and professional organizations associated with specific careers, which sometimes offer funding to professionals in their field.

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