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IRD -- Grant Agencies and Databases
To assist in finding support for research and projects, this page provides links to more than 70 major foundations, grant agencies and grant databases that support international research. Included among these is the Info-ed Database, a searchable list of more than 8,000 grant opportunities. The Info-ed Database is a subscription service available to Indiana University faculty and staff. Also included below are lists of philanthropic organizations leading to hundreds of additional funding sources.

For other sources which may be useful in locating funding for international research and study, see IRD’s International Grant Opportunities Update.

(Note: Clicking on many of the hyperlinks on this page will take you out of IRD’s web site. To return to IRD’s site, click on the “back” button in your web browser.)

Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, the sites listed in this directory are provided by organizations outside of Indiana University. Indiana University bears no responsibility for the accuracy or the content of these external sites. The links are offered solely as a convenience and for informational purposes.


Grant Databases and Listserves

Commerce Business Daily
The official, free online listing of Government contracting opportunities which are published in the Commerce Business Daily.

The Grant Advisor Plus
An online subscription service for faculty in higher education. Includes a monthly electronic newsletter for grant opportunities (with a special section for international grants) and hyperlinked lists of grant and fellowship opportunities.

FEDIX – Opportunity Alert
Register for a free listserve of research and education funding opportunities from 12 US Government agencies including the Agency for International Development, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture and others. Specify interest areas and have the results emailed daily.

IU Research and the University Graduate School
Links to IU’s Sponsored Research Services, Office of Research, Industrial Liaison Research Program, Technology Transfer Office, Research Policy statements and related services.

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Foundations and Non-Profits

African Studies Grants & Fellowships

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American-Scandinavian Foundation

American Schools of Oriental Research

Asia Foundation

Asian Cultural Council

AT&T Foundation

Brookings Institution

Carnegie Corporation of New York

CERN European Lab for Particle Physics

Council on International Exchange of Scholars

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Program

Eurasia Foundation

The European Science Foundation
An association of 65 organizations devoted to basic scientific research in 22 European countries. ESF coordinates pan-European scientific initiatives, partnerships with US higher ed, and EU grants.

Fogarty International Center

Ford Foundation

The Foundation Center
Information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.

Funders Online (Europe)

German Marshall Fund

Indiana Humanities Council

Inter-American Foundation

International Research and Exchanges Board

International Institute of Education

Japan Foundation

Kellogg Foundation

Mellon (Andrew W.) Foundation

Mott (C.S.) Foundation

National Endowment for Democracy

Open Society Institute

Philanthropy Journal Online
Links to foundations with both domestic and international funding priorities.

Population Council Fellowship Program

Procter & Gamble

Rotary Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Smithsonian Institution

Social Science Research Council

Tinker Foundation

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US Government Grant Agencies

National Science Foundation

US Department of Education
Overview and links to information on DOE International Education and Graduate Programs including National Resources Centers, Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships, CIBERs, Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, Faculty Research Abroad, etc.

US Institute of Peace
Information on solicited and unsolicited grant programs of the Institute.

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Multinational Grant and Contract Agencies

Asian Development Bank

European Bank for Redevelopment

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

World Bank

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