Typical questions

• • Which UK research councils offer funding for my topic?

• • How do I apply?

Starting points

• • Questions about funding can focus on grants for individuals or funding for organisational, institutional or departmental projects.

• • Resources relating to individuals are often provided by local careers services. Other good starting points are the professional organisations of the subject concerned.

• • Specialist advice on research project grants can also usually be found on the websites of the appropriate research councils. The resources listed in this section are general starting points to supplement these.

• • To be most successful in answering the query, try to get as much detail as possible about the type of information needed as most types of funding have conditions attached.

• • Finally remember to check when the source was last updated!

Recommended resources

Directory of Social Change (Subscription) [Specialist]

www.dsc.org.uk

Publisher of a number of key online and printed guides to tracing sources and applying for funding for UK individuals and organisations. These include:

• • Trustfunding.org.uk – information on more than 4,500 charities which offer grants.

• • Companygiving.org.uk – information on companies who give in cash or kind to charities/projects.

• • Governmentfunding.org.uk – UK central, local government and European funding sources for the voluntary and community sector.

Foundation Directory (Subscription)

fconline.foundationcenter.org

Long-established source published by the Foundation Center. Contains entries on 140,000 foundations and other donors worldwide. Main emphasis on North America.

Grants.gov

www.grants.gov

Guide to funding from various US government agencies.

GrantSpace [Basic]

grantspace.org

Great free service from the Foundation Center. Designed to guide students through locating and applying for grants. Includes template documents and advice, as well as US directories of organisations.

Grants Register: Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide (Subscription) [Basic]

www.palgrave.com

Authoritative annual listing with worldwide coverage. Includes information by subject area.