Books Located in the Funding Information Center

FIC AS 911 .A2 A67 (annual)
Annual Register of Grant Support. Chicago: Academic Media.
This annual guide contains information on major foundations in the arts, sciences and humanities, along with full financial and statistical information on each foundation listed.

FIC HG 177 .R53 1995
Applying for Research Funding: Getting Started and Getting Funded.  Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications.
Focuses on helping the new as well as seasoned researcher become successful in obtaining external funding.  It describes a method for systematically approaching the application process and developing a competitive application.

FIC HC 110 .P63 U53a (Annual)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office.
A compendium of over 1000 Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public.

FIC R 850 .A1 D55 18th ed. 2004
Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants.  Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press
Provides the research community with current information regarding funding for research programs and projects concerned with human health and biomedicine.

FIC AZ 188 .U5 D56 (annual)
Directory of Grants in the Humanities. Phoenix: Oryx Press.
Contains over 4000 current funding programs that support research and performance in literature, language, linguistics, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts. These programs fund research, travel, internships, and performances in the USA and Canada.  Also has an excellent subject index.

FIC LB 2338 .D57 (annual)
Directory of Research Grants. Phoenix: Oryx Press.
Features programs that offer research funding for projects in medicine, the physical and social sciences, the arts and humanities, and education. Contains detailed listings of grant programs and a subject index.

FIC. AS911 .A2 F65 (Annual with 6 month supplement)
The Foundation Directory. New York: The Foundation Center.
Arranged by state, this directory lists the name, address, purpose, and financial data of all American foundations with more than $2 million dollars in assets or annual grants exceeding $200,000.  The Foundation Center also publishes The Foundation Directory, Part 2 as well as subject specific directories of private foundations.  The web version, Foundation Directory Online, incorporates all of these Foundation Center publications.  It is available on any Raynor Library workstation.   

FIC LB 2336 .F599 (biennial)  
Foundation Grants to Individuals. New York: The Foundation Center.
A comprehensive listing of private U.S. foundations that provide financial assistance to individuals. Profiles foundations, including information on program descriptions, limitations, and application information.  The web version, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, is available on any Raynor Library workstation.

FIC Q 180.55 .G7 B53 2003
Getting Science Grants: Effective Strategies for Funding Success.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
A hands-on guide to writing proposals to support research.  It includes a companion web site that lists examples of successful proposals in the scientific community.

FIC LB 2338 .G7 (annual)
The Grants Register. New York: St. Martin's Press.
International in scope, this source lists major foundations giving grants in the areas of arts, humanities, science, and political studies. Contains a very detailed subject index.

FIC LB 2369 .L63 2007
Proposals that Work:  A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Designed to help students and professionals write effective proposals for dissertations and grants.  Covers all the aspects of the proposal process from form and style to seeking funds.

FIC HG 177 .R533 1998
The Research Funding Guidebook: Getting It, Managing It, & Renewing It.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Presents principles and procedures that have been useful in submitting applications, managing funded projects, and maintaining funds.

FIC Q 180.55 .G7 C44 2004
Research Projects and Research Proposals.  New York: Cambridge University Press.
Directed to scientists who with to design and write proposals for funding agencies.  Includes project planning, information about specific government funders, and grants management.

FIC HG 177 .P474 2003
Winning Research Funding. Aldershot, Hampshire:  Gower.
A step-by-step process of focusing research, identifying funding partners, and building and maintaining a relationship with the partner.
 

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