Additional Resources
Some funding sources defy classification but are equally valuable. Here are some
additional resources, compiled by various groups, both internal and external to
campus:
Graduate
School Resources
The UW-Madison Graduate School's website includes links to information about fellowships and other funding resources.
This office also sponsors the
Graduate School Seminar and Workshop Series, offered each semester. These sessions are open to all members of the campus community. Topics typically include such areas as proposal writing, preparing proposal budgets, grant databases, and the on–campus grant process.
In addition, the Graduate School supports the
Graduate Student
Collaborative. GSC distributes a weekly newsletter for graduate students,
available through its listserv, which includes announcements of graduate funding
opportunities. GradLink is a supplement to this newsletter, and includes funding opportunities. GSC also administers the annual
Vilas Fellowship
competition.
Grants
Information Collection
Another indispensable campus resource is the Grants Information Collection (GIC), in Room 262 of Memorial Library. GIC maintains a
large collection of reference materials on fellowships and grants, some of which
are specific to graduate study. Both CD-ROM resources and printed materials are available at the library, and
funding workshops are offered each semester. In particular, see the
funding workshop schedule and
the
funding sources for individuals. Equally valuable is their list of proposal-writing web sites.
Funding
Databases
The university subscribes to several online funding databases, and access is
available to all current students, faculty, and staff. Because the system must
be able to recognize a user as a UW-Madison subscriber, you may find that you
need to access these through a university-based computer (SPIN requires
cookies; the others do not):
Community of Science
& Community of Scholars (COS)
Illinois Researcher
Information Service (IRIS)
Sponsored
Programs Information Network (SPIN)
For links to other funding databases such as GrantsNet, see the list of funding
resources posted by UW's
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
Outside
Resources
Beyond UW-Madison, it can be valuable to explore other university funding
resources. For example, Michigan State University's guide to
Grants and Related
Resources includes a useful section on
Grants for
Individuals.