MONEY Matters
Volume 2, Number 2
April 2004

Grant Resources
While this list of student grant and grant-writing resources is by no means exhaustive, it's a place to start.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• F31 training grants and related grants http://grants1.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm#fellowships
• Complete guide to writing NIH grant proposals www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants
• Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects database, which gives a complete list of NIH-funded research and researchers. If you're interested in a particular research topic and want to spread your wings outside your department, this is the place to do it. http://crisp.cit.nih.gov
• Administrative supplements for minorities and students with disabilities. NIH offers supplements to investigators' existing grants that pay salaries, supplies and some travel. Check with your adviser on how to apply.

National Science Foundation (NSF)

• NSF traineeships under the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program are intended to facilitate interdisciplinary research. www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/igert/start.htm
• NSF's guide to proposal writing www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04016/
• NSF graduate student fellowship information. www.ehr.nsf.gov/dge/programs/grf

APA

• APA Science Student Council lists funding and grant opportunities. www.apa.org/science/apassc-funding.html
• APA's Minority Fellowship Program provides financial and other support for up to three years. www.apa.org/mfp
• APA's dissertation awards help defray the research costs of your dissertation. www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html
• The Decade of Behavior—a multidisciplinary initiative to address society's challenges through the innovations of social and behavioral scientists—offers a funding database as well as grant-writing tips. www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/index.html

Other resources

• The Foundation Center is a clearinghouse of information on grants offered by foundations. www.fdncenter.org
• The independent Web site PsychGrad.org lists grant and other opportunities for psychology graduate students. www.psychgrad.org

Further reading

• Eissenberg, T. (2003). Teaching successful grant writing to psychology graduate students. Teaching of Psychology, 30(4), 328–330.
• Pilkonis, P.A., & Cryanowski, J.M. (2003). Applying for NIH grants. In M. Prinstein & M. Patterson (Eds.), The portable mentor: Expert guide to a successful career in psychology (pp. 285–296). New York: Kluwer/Plenum.

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