We can help you identify and learn about funding sources, review and edit elements of your proposal, discuss your project budget, gather supporting institutional documentation, and draft and secure letters of support.
Funding Search Strategies
Start by requesting a meeting with a Research Development professional to get a general overview of the variety of programs that might fund your project. Research Development can help you get a sense of what types of projects an organization funds by reviewing abstracts of recently funded proposals. We also will help you connect with a program officer to briefly discuss your project and get a clear sense of whether or not it is worth preparing a proposal.
Funding Search Resources
SPIN Database
The SPIN database, available free to URI users, contains funding opportunities from more than 10,000 unique sponsors, both public and private, domestic and international, and more than 40,000 programs. Log in under “using institutional credentials”. Research Development can help you create a targeted funding search that will alert you regularly to new opportunities in your area.than 40,000 programs.
RESRCH-L
RESRCH-L is a listserv that provides information for members of the URI research community. Topics include funding opportunities, proposal development, budgetary information, compliance in research, intellectual property, and technology transfer. Subscribe to the list by emailing caroline.fowler@uri.edu.
Internal Funding Opportunities for the URI Research Community
InfoReady – URI Internal Funding Portal
RI EPSCoR Program
RI-INBRE Program
URI Center for the Humanities
URI Committee for Research and Creative Activities (CRCA) (formerly Council for Research)
URI Graduate School
URI Undergraduate Research and Innovation
Limited Competitions
A limited competition is a grant program in which the sponsor restricts the number of applications that can come from a single institution. To ensure that URI doesn’t exceed the permitted number of applications, principle investigators must contact Karen Markin in the Office of Research Development to express their interest in any limited competition. The most frequent limited competitions are announced on RESRCH-L and open competitions can be found in InfoReady.
Contact
Office of Research Development
Karen Markin, Director, 401.874.5971
Caroline Fowler, Proposal Development Specialist