Other Useful Search Databases

Programs Supporting Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/dob_fdn_list.cfm
FundSource is a tool designed to help behavioral and social scientists find research funding. It has been designed to be specific to behavioral and social science research, freely available with no subscription costs, and responsive to your needs and feedback.

Social Science Research Council Current Funding Opportunities
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/overview/

The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions
By Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/art_of_writing_proposals/

HUD Office of University Partnerships Funding Opportunities
http://www.oup.org/aboutoup.asp
In 1994 HUD established the Office of University Partnerships to encourage and expand the growing number of partnerships formed between colleges and universities and their communities.

Research Funding Opportunities for New and Young Faculty
By Sponsored Projects Office, University of California, Berkeley
http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/Fund/newfaculty.html

Funding for New Faculty
By Office of Grant and Contract Administration, U. Massachusetts, Amherst
http://www.umass.edu/research/ogca/funding/newfacultydisc.html

Grant Programs for Young Investigators/Junior Faculty
By Lynnette Hentges University of New Hampshire
http://www.unh.edu/osr/funding/support/young_pi.pdf

Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~sfinger/advice/advice.html
by Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University
This document focuses on writing proposals to NSF, but the general advice can be applied to writing any proposal.

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