External funding is an integral part of today's academic environment and a principal component of Baylor's 2012 Vision. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research aids faculty members from all academic units in identifying, obtaining and managing the funding needed to support their research and scholarship.
This website contains numerous tools for locating funding opportunities, including a number of free and Baylor University-subscribed funding databases, lists of internal and external funding opportunities, an array of funding newsletter services and numerous grant writing tools. If you should need assistance with these or other services provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, please contact us.
Baylor subscribes to Community of Science, Inc. (COS) services to help our faculty and students facilitate their research and scholarly pursuits.
COS services include: COS Expertise, the database of detailed, first person profiles research professionals; and COS Funding Opportunities, the largest source of grant information on the Web; among others. For more information about these products, please see COS Services.
Ready to get started with COS?Click here for an overview of COS services, or click here for a quick guide to setting up your COS Expertise profile and beginning your funding searches.
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments. After you find a program of interest, contact the office that administers the program to find out how to apply.
GrantsNet offers a free searchable database of continuously updated grants and other forms of support for research and education funding benefiting graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, junior and undergraduate faculty, as well as programs in science, math, engineering, and technology.
A service of the Foundation Center, the Philanthropy News Digest's request for proposals bulletin provides a brief overview of current funding opportunities.
The Society of Research Administrators International (SRA International) provides information on government funding and resources, general research and administration resources, private funding information, and policy information and regulations.
This is a list of selected limited submission opportunities collected by the OVPR. If you become aware of a limited submission opportunity that does not appear on this list, please email research@baylor.edu and include a link to the opportunity.
Proposals to limited submission programs require the approval of the OVPR. Click here for application instructions.
