Finding Funding: Strategies and Tools for Your Search

Many research projects require extramural funding and institutional support to procure the necessary resources to succeed. However, it can be challenging to identify sources of funding, especially for early career researchers and researchers in academic environments where securing external funding is not necessarily an expectation. Therefore, it’s important to develop a strong approach for searching for funding. This knowledge article will help you develop a strategy for finding funding and discuss best practices for searching for funding opportunities. The accompanying article ‘Is This the Right Fit? Evaluating Funding Opportunities for Your Research’ (1) will build on this article to help you identify how well a particular funding opportunity fits your project. Once you have identified a funding opportunity to pursue, the “Reaching Out: Best Practices for Contacting Program Officer”’ article (2) will help you build skills to engage with sponsors about your research interests.