Funding Opportunities

• External Awards
• Internal Awards
• Internal Resources for External Funding
• Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
• 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.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  https://www.cfda.gov/
  Contains detailed program descriptions for 2,201 Federal assistance programs.
• Department of Defense
  http://cdmrp.army.mil/default.shtml
  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
  http://www.grants.gov/search/subscribeAdvanced.do
  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)
  http://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/?p=15691
  Funding for pilot and collaborative translational and clinical research.
• Life Sciences Discovery Fund
  http://www.lsdfa.org/lsdf
  The Life Sciences Discovery Fund supports innovative research and development in Washington state to promote life sciences competitiveness, enhance economic vitality, and improve health and health care.
• 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
  http://commons.lib.washington.edu/services/gfis
  Helps students identify and use different resources to locate funding.
• UW Corporate & Foundation Relations
  http://www.washington.edu/cfr/
  For help navigating corporate and foundation funders.

Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

• Amazon Catalyst
  https://catalyst.amazon.com/uw/
  Amazon and the University of Washington have launched an initiative to provide funding and mentorship for bold, globally impactful, disruptive projects proposed by the members of the university community.

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
  http://grad.uw.edu/graduate-student-funding/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.