Faculty and staff in the arts and humanities

1. Funding Databases

Carolina Internal Funding Database

The Carolina Internal Funding Database provides information on internal sources of funds available from UNC-Chapel Hill.

COS Funding Opportunities

COS is a comprehensive database of funding opportunities from many government and private sources.

Community Foundation Locator

The Community Foundation Locator indexes community foundations located in North Carolina and other states.

Foundation Center Resources

The Foundation Center indexes nearly 100,000 U.S. private foundations and corporate grantmakers and over 2 million recent grants.

NC OpenBook

A database of North Carolina state government grant and financial assistance programs and awards made.

New York Foundation for the Arts

A database of funding opportunities for dance, music, theater and art.

US Federal Funding Databases

General databases and resources for federal funding such as Grants.gov and FedBizOpps.gov.

2. Funding Alerts

Arts Funding Watch

A specialized electronic newsletter from the Foundation Directory.

Federal Funding Alerts

Non-agency specific federal funding alerts.

Philanthropy News Digest

Philanthropy News Digest, a service of the Foundation Center, publishes requests for proposals (RFPs) and notices of awards as a free service for grant-making organizations and nonprofits.

3. Funding Guides

Arts

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Communications

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Film

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Humanities

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Linguistics

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Music

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Philosophy

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Photography

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

Writing

Compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.

4. Print and eBook

Print & eBook: Arts and Humanities

Funding resources related to the arts and humanities for faculty, staff, postdoctorates, and graduate students.

Print & eBook: For Specific Applicant Types

Funding resources gathered by applicant type or academic status.

Print & eBook: General Directories

A listing of non-subject specific print and electronic funding resources available for faculty, staff, and postdoctorates.

Print & eBook: International Research and Programs

Funding resources related to international research and programs for faculty, staff, postdoctorates, and graduate students (including international students studying at Carolina).

Print & eBook: Proposal Writing and Development Guides

Guides to aiding proposal writing and development for faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students.

5. Awards Made Databases

Research Administration Management System & eSubmission (RAMSeS)

Information on the research activities of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers; contains information on proposals (with abstracts) and awards received, searchable by several different criteria. Especially helpful to faculty seeking collaborators for research or proposal development.

Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Search

The IMLS database of awarded grants.

National Endowment for the Arts Recent Grants

The NEA database of recent grants made to organizations and individuals.

National Endowment for the Humanities Funded Projects

The NEH database of recent grant awards.

UNC System Sponsored Programs Reporting Portal

The general public can access information on research and sponsored program awards to all University of North Carolina system institutions through this portal. Users can search for information by school, researcher, sponsor, or keyword. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reports are also available for download.

USASpending.gov

All federal government contract, grant, and other award data.

6. Faculty Expertise

Database of Faculty with International Expertise

Information on the international expertise of UNC-Chapel Hill faculty.

7. Funding Agencies Directory

Other Federal Agencies & National Laboratories

Federal funding agency and national laboratory websites.

8. Proposal Writing Resources

Campus Proposal Writing Help and Training

UNC-Chapel Hill offices that offer proposal writing assistance and training for faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students.

Art of Writing Proposals

Download here. From the Social Science Research Council.

Basic Elements of Grant Writing

from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Do's and Don'ts for Fellowship Applicants

from the National Endowment for the Humanities via the College of William and Mary.

External Proposal Writing Training

External proposal writing training for faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students.

Federal Proposal Writing Resources

General Federal proposal writing resources.

Grant Proposals (or Give me the money!)

A handout provided by UNC-Chapel Hill's Writing Center to help graduate students write and revise grant proposals for research funding in all academic disciplines.

Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkit

Download here (eBook). James Aaron Quick and Cheryl Carter New. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

Institute of Museum and Library Services Sample Grant Applications

Sample grant applications and cover letters for Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) programs.

Proposal Budgeting Basics

from the Foundation Center

Proposal Writer's Guide

Compiled by Don Thackrey for Michigan State University.

Proposal Writing Short Course

from the Foundation Center

Writing Resources

from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.