Foundation Directory: Finding Grants to Support Your Research
1 like360 views
The document outlines a workshop on utilizing the Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and other resources for finding grants to support research at UIUC. It provides an overview of FDO's features, including grantmaker profiles, awarded grants, and search functionalities, alongside hands-on examples of grant searches tailored to specific research interests. Additional UIUC resources and campus units are also mentioned for further support in grant finding.
Foundation Directory: Finding Grants to Support Your Research
- 1. Finding Grants to Support Your Research The Foundation Directory Online and other UIUC resources Brian Zelip @bzelip Scholarly Commons @scholcommons
- 2. This workshop’s flow 1. Learn about FDO 2. Hands-on FDO 3. Look at other UIUC resources
- 3. FDO is like analytics for grant finding…
- 4. or, learning to use FDO is learning about grantmakers and their giving.
- 5. FDO is valuable because it's a clearinghouse of information on funding.
- 6. * FDO subscription packages university’s package
- 7. FDO’s databases 1. grantmaker profiles 2. recently awarded grants 3. company profiles 4. IRS 990 forms 5. philanthropy news 6. request for proposals (RFPs) 7. foundation research reports 8. non-profit literature 9. jobs
- 8. FDO’s databases 1. grantmaker profiles 2. recently awarded grants 3. company profiles 4. IRS 990 forms 5. philanthropy news 6. request for proposals (RFPs) 7. foundation research reports 8. non-profit literature 9. jobs “POWER SEARCH”
- 9. FDO’s databases 1. grantmaker profiles 2. recently awarded grants 3. company profiles 4. IRS 990 forms deeper search
- 10. FDO’s databases Focus search by: • location • field of interest • type of support • geographic area • keywords • and additional filters searching GRANTMAKER PROFILES Profiles include: • purpose of activities • program areas • application info • officers & trustees • current financial data
- 11. FDO’s databases Profiles include: • information about a company's activities • social responsibility scores & rankings • names of the Board of Directors • recent SEC 10-K filings searching COMPANIES
- 12. FDO’s databases Focus search by: • recipient location • recipient type • grant subject • keyword • other options searching GRANTS Records include: • recipient info & 990s • additional details of the grant’s purpose
- 13. FDO’s databases Focus search by: • keyword • year • grantmaker name • grantmaker location searching 990s
- 16. Accessing FDO via the library’s Online Journals & Databases Step 1
- 17. Accessing FDO search for Foundation Directory Step 2
- 18. Accessing FDO click on Foundation Directory Online Step 3
- 22. “I’d like to find current grants for education policy research in Illinois.” example Hands-on with FDO
- 23. “I’d like to find current grants for education policy research in Illinois.” Hands-on with FDO Search need FDO-speak database? Search Grants current grants? Keyword Search: "Current RFP" education policy? Subjects: "Education, public policy" research? Types of Support: "Research" in Illinois? State/Country: "Illinois"
- 24. “I’d like to learn about grant makers who fund research in China.” another example Hands-on with FDO
- 25. Hands-on with FDO Search need FDO-speak database? Search Grantmakers research? Types of Support: "Research" in China? Fields of Interest: “China” “I’d like to learn about grant makers who fund research in China.”
- 26. Hands-on with FDO Try researching your own interests.
- 27. More grant resources Major info portal • Scholarly Commons LibGuide on grants http://uiuc.libguides.com/grants Campus units • Center for Advanced Study • Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities • International Programs and Studies • National/Intnl Scholarships Program • Office of The Vice Chancellor for Research
- 28. Scholarly Commons Main Library room 306 Mon-Thu: 11a-7p; Fri: 11a-6p library.illinois.edu/SC publish.illinois.edu/CommonsKnowledge @ScholCommons