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.

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 Melissa McCarthy.

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

Division of Research Internal Competitions
Proposal Development Grants – up to $30,000 late January deadline, July 1 start date. Seed funding to support faculty research or creative activities undertaken as a necessary or critical step towards seeking substantial external funding.

Career Enhancement Grants – up to $10,000 late January deadline, July 1 start date. Support a faculty member’s artistic, creative, and/or scholarly activities either by helping to jump-start new work or by supporting scholarly activity for which there is little or no extramural funding.

Project Completion Grants – up to $3,000, rolling deadline and start date. Small grants to assist in the completion of a research or scholarly project or product. These can include peer-reviewed publications, scholarly books and presentations, or exhibitions as in the case of the arts. Grants are limited to faculty in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Collaborative Research Proposal Development Grants – up to $50,000 late January deadline, July 1 start date. Seed funding to support a collaborative team award for readiness to compete for more complex, interdisciplinary large budget proposals. The award may support team research or creative activities undertaken as a necessary or critical step towards seeking substantial external funding

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, principal 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.

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Contact

Request Support from URI’s Research Development Team: Please fill out our Request for Support Form and a member of the Research Development staff will contact you.

Request Proposal Development Support

Office of Research Development
Karen Markin, Director, 401.874.5971
vacant, Proposal Development Specialist