Identifying Funding Sources: Bioinformatics

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Identifying Funding Sources Bioinformatics

• Office of Information and Communications
  GrantSource Library
• October 21, 2004

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• Office of Information Communications
  GrantSource Library
• 307 Bynum Hall
• (on Cameron Avenue)
• Monday-Friday 800 a.m. - 500 p.m.

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Contact Us

• Public Service Desk 919-962-3463 gs_at_unc.edu
• Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-776
  6 susan_gramling_at_unc.edu
• Rebecca Rhodes, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-602
  2 rebecca_rhodes_at_unc.edu

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Library Services

• Provide assistance and instruction in
• Conducting customized funding searches
• Locating guidelines and application forms
• Identifying funded research

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Learning Objectives

• You will learn
• Time-saving tips for researching funding
  opportunities
• To search Community of Science (COS) and other
  databases
• To set up funding alert service/s

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Resources for This Workshop

• This PowerPoint Presentation
• research.unc.edu/grantsource/workshops.html
  (Click on Bioinformatics)
• Bioinformatics Funding Opportunities
• www.bisti.nih.gov/bistic_funding.cfm
• NEW! UNC-Chapel Hill Federal Advisory Committee
  Resource Database
• cfx2.research.unc.edu/facr_auth/search_results.cf
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Sample Search

• KeywordsBioinformatics or Computational Biology
  or Computational Neuroscience or Computing
  Resources or Genetics or Genomics or Human Genome
  or Human Population and Genetics or Medical
  Genetics or Outcomes Research (Medical) or
  Pharmacogenetics or Quantitative Genetics or
  Systematic Biology
• URL tinyurl.com/3jgum

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Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities

• Look for potential funders with a good fit
• Identify funders goals or needs
• Talk to the program officer
• Broaden your search
• Approach your search from different perspectives
• Check UNC internal funding sources, as well as
  professional organizations and other affiliation
  groups

PDF handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
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Things to Consider Before Searching

• Keywords that apply to your research
• Categories that apply to yourself
• Type of award sought

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Materials in the Library

• Annual Register of Grant Support
• Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants
• Discipline specific directories
• Guides to corporate and foundation funding
• CDs -- Foundation Center Directory
• Proposal writing guides

research.unc.edu/grantsource/reference.html
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Where to Start Your Search

• Visit our website and search on your
  ownwww.research.unc.edu/grantsource
• E-mail or call if you have questions
• Visit the GrantSource Library for in-person help
  and instruction in using online and library
  resources
• Schedule a consultation

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research.unc.edu/grantsource/
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Funding Opportunities

• research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch2.html
  
• PDF Handout Online Databases for Faculty/Staff

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Community of ScienceFunding Opportunities
Database
research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch2.html
cos
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Community of ScienceMain Search
PDF Handout Searching COS Basics
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Community of ScienceAlert Service
research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch3.html
PDF Handout COS Funding Alert Basics
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COS Options Menu
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SPIN Funding Opportunities Database
research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch2.html
spin
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Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch2.html
iris
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IRIS Alert Service
research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch3.html
iris

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Set Up Specialized Alert Services
research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch3.html
specialized
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Search Other Databases and Resources

• research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch5.html
  

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FedGrants.gov
Insert graphic of FedGrants.gov
All Federal agencies (electronic notification
service) fedgrants.gov/
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GrantsNet
www.grantsnet.com/
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Funding Agencies

• research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.html

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NIH Frequently Accessed Web Pages

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/nih_links.html
  

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Funding News and Awards

• research.unc.edu/grantsource/news.html

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Proposal Writing Help
research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.html
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Proposal Writing Workshop

• Title Proposal Development From Great Idea to
  Funded Proposal
• Date Time Nov. 17, 2004,  1200-130 p.m.
• Contact Peter Leousis at 966-2350 or
  Peter_Leousis_at_unc.edu

• www2.irss.unc.edu/irss/course_catalog.asp?cid104

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Office of Research Development

• Helps research groups develop competitive
  proposals, with a focus on multidisciplinary,
  collaborative projects
• Manages selection process for special limited
  awards and grants
• Conducts workshops in proposal writing,
  multidisciplinary/collaborative research, and
  project development/evaluation strategies

research.unc.edu/ord
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Thank You!

• Please take a moment to tell us how we did.
• Handout GrantSource Library Presentation
  Evaluation
• Presenter Susan Gramling