Funding Opportunities

• External Awards
• Internal Awards
• Internal Resources for External Funding
• For Students

External Awards

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/fund-opps/index.html
  Grant announcements for supporting research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care.
• Assistance Listings
  https://sam.gov/content/assistance-listings
  Contains detailed program descriptions for 2,201 Federal assistance programs.
• Department of Defense
  https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/
  Funding opportunities from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
• Grants.gov
  http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html
  Federal announcement page for grant opportunities.
• Grants.gov Funding Email Alert Service
  https://www.grants.gov/manage-subscriptions.html
  Offering email alerts of new opportunities.
• NIH Grants & Funding
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/search_guide.htm
  Advanced funding opportunities & notices search page.
• NSF
  http://nsf.gov/funding
  NSF funding opportunities search page.
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
  http://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities
  Funding opportunities for patient-centered research in Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options; Improving Healthcare Systems; Communication and Dissemination; Addressing Disparities; and Accelerating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Methodological Research.
• Proposal Central
  https://proposalcentral.altum.com/
  Funding opportunities from professional societies and foundations.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants
  National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants and fellowships (pre and postdoctoral).
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/fund-opps/index.html
  Grant funding opportunities.

Internal Awards

• Bridge Funding
  http://uw.edu/research/or/bridge-funding-program/
  The Provost’s Office provides bridge funding to support faculty to span the gap in critical research programs.
• Institute of Translational Health Sciences Pilot Funding
  https://www.iths.org/investigators/funding/
  Funding for pilot and collaborative translational and clinical research.
• Limited Submissions
  http://depts.washington.edu/research/funding/limited-submissions/
  Grants, awards and fellowships that limit the number of applications from the UW.
• Office of Global Affairs
  http://www.washington.edu/globalaffairs/funding
  The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is managed by the Office of Global Affairs (OGA) and seeks to seed initiatives and programs that develop cross-college and cross-continent collaborations that enhance the University of Washington’s global reach.
• Royalty Research Fund
  http://uw.edu/research/or/royalty-research-fund-rrf/
  Supports UW faculty seeking to establish new research programs.
• University of Washington Transitional Support Program (TSP)
  https://www.washington.edu/research/uw-tsp2018/
  The TSP is available for outstanding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty, regardless of gender, who are in the midst of major life transitions, such as: the birth or adoption of a child, personal medical needs (beyond the three months of sick leave), family illness, or elder care.

Internal Resources for External Funding

• Graduate Funding Information Service
  https://lib.washington.edu/commons/services/gfis
  Helps students identify and use different resources to locate funding.
• UW Corporate & Foundation Relations
  https://cfr.gifts.uw.edu/Opportunities/search
  Corporate and foundation funding opportunities

For Students

• Research Funding
  http://www.washington.edu/undergradresearch/students/funding/
  Funding to support undergraduate research is available through opportunities managed by the Undergraduate Research Program, other UW programs and organizations beyond campus.
• Graduate Funding Information Service
  http://lib.washington.edu/commons/services/gfis
  GFIS works with current and admitted UW graduate students, helping them identify and locate funding opportunities for graduate school-related expenses including tuition, research, conference and research travel.
• Graduate School Fellowships and Assistantships
  https://grad.uw.edu/graduate-student-funding/funding-information-for-students/
  Several types of financial assistance are available to graduate students.
• Undergraduate Research Program (URP) Database
  http://www.washington.edu/undergradresearch/students/find/
  The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) database includes several hundred of undergraduate research opportunities.