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This section presents actions you can take to seek support for your research. It also contains links to internal "seed funding" programs designed to lead to externally funded research. We’ve included links to organizations that fund fellowships for scholars, links to federal agencies supporting research projects, and links to other grant programs. 

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  • Who is funding your peers?
  • What association, fellowship program, corporation or foundation funded their work?
  • Who did they eliminate from consideration? Why?
  • What opportunities appear in my professional association newsletters and publications?
    • Browse for fellowship and scholarship programs
    • Browse for grant opportunities.
  • What funders are acknowledged in journal articles you read?

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  • In professional association newsletters…
  • In professional journals…
  • In Award databases…
    • COS Services.
    • NIH RePORTER, for federally funded biomedical research projects, including those with social sciences emphasis.   
    • NSF Award Search, for funded projects in the social, behavioral and economic sciences.
  • In COS Expertise, for researchers by name, geographical location, institution, or keyword.  

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Internal/Seed Funding from ...
Fellowships/Scholar Support
Research Grants
Other Grant Programs