Funding for Individuals : Free Web sites
The following databases include funding opportunities awarded directly to individuals. They are particularly appropriate for scholars, researchers, students, artists and other academic clientele.
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Research and Sponsored Programs - University of Wisconsin
- Research and Sponsored ProgramsRSP promotes and facilitates the research, education, and outreach missions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison by supporting and administering extramurally sponsored programs.
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- GovBenefitsBenefits.gov (formerly GovBenefits.gov) is the official benefits website of the U.S. government.
- Art Deadline ListArt contests and competitions, art jobs and internships, art scholarships and grants and fellowships, art festivals, call for entries/proposals/projects, and other opportunities. Premium service requires paid subscription.
- GrantsNet: Funding Opportunities for Training in the Biological and Medical SciencesFree database of hundreds of programs for training in the Biological and Medical Sciences. Also includes funding news and an email update service. A site of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- NYFA Source (New York Foundation for the Arts)NYFA Source is an extensive database of awards, services and publications for artists of all disciplines including dance, folk, traditional, media, performance, interdisciplinary, visual, music, literature, theater, and arts management.
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Patrons must inside a UW-Madison library or affiliated with UW-Madison to view. - Non-Profit TimesLearn more an non-profit management by reading the Non-Profit Times.
- Philanthropy News DigestBrowse and search for news items, jobs, RFPs, and more from this free service from the Foundation Center.