UW Research
Funding Opportunities
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.