Find Your Funding
Now that you have developed a great idea, it's time to search for potential funders to support your project. This workshop will introduce participants to library databases and websites to reach funders. Participants will use the concept paper they completed in the Generate Your Idea workshop to identify keyword for their funding search. During the workshop, participants will spend time searching for funders and learn how to set up funding alerts. They will also receive tips for working with a funder.
Resources
- Pivot This link opens in a new windowWorldwide funding opportunities & detailed professional information for scientists & scholars.
- Foundation Directory - Professional This link opens in a new window
As of 2024 the former “Foundation Grants to Individuals” has been integrated into “Foundation Directory."
Information on U.S. grantmakers & their grants. Full-text search across hundreds of thousands of 990s. Includes news, RFPs, job openings, publications, key staff affiliation & other grants data, including grant distribution charts.
Create Your ORCID iD
From the homepage, click Sign In/Register to create your account.
- ORCIDThe ORCID iD is a unique, persistent identifier free of charge to researchers. This allows you to connect your research to a number that remains consistent even if you change your name.
Common Funders for Libraries and Museums
- Library Grants BlogFollow for curated grant announcements
- Libraries in Donor PortfoliosSpreadsheets compiled by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions on donors who have given funding to libraries in recent years