Other sources of external funding
Information direct from sponsors
Many sponsors offer an email alerting service (or RSS feeds) for funding opportunities and news. These include, but are not restricted to:
Other external databases and websites
| UK Databases | |
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| Charity Commission (UK) |
Provides a searchable database of registered charities in England and Wales. |
| EURAXESS Funding Search |
EURAXESS is a platform, run by the British Council, which gives advice to researchers moving to and from the UK. The new search tool lists the funding schemes that allow a researcher to move to and from the UK. These include fellowship programmes, exchange programmes and study visits, and schemes offered by charities and government bodies. Anyone interested can search by research field, country or by the level of experience at which the programme is targeted at. |
| US Databases | |
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| The Foundation Center (US) |
Free search for private and community foundations in the US. It also provides an A to Z of Grantmaker websites split into Private Foundations, Corporate Grantmakers, Grantmaking Public Charities and Community Foundations. Additionally, it offers a subscription-based searchable database of funding opportunities offered by US foundations (please note that Oxford University does not currently have a subscription to this). |
| National Science Foundation (US) |
Free searchable database of funding opportunities – mainly for early career researchers - in biomedical research and science education. |
| Grants.gov (US) |
A free database listing every funding opportunity available from US federal sources including NIH, DARPA and US Dept of the Army. Includes basic and translational research opportunities and some investigator focussed awards, typically in specified research areas. Please refer to the attached guide to find funding through How to use Grants.gov to find funding opportunities  (1,530kb) |
| SRA International Grants Web (US) |
Provides links to US Foundations, Nonprofit Centers, Charities and International Foundations. Also contains US Government funding sources. |
