Duke subscribes to two online databases for use in locating appropriate funding opportunities. Access to these databases is available to Duke University or Duke Medical Center researchers via Duke computers or a Duke proxy server.

With each funding database you may search for grant opportunities that match criteria that you select, such as key words for your research; your level of expertise; your citizenship; the location of your research; the type of funding that you seek; etc..

Community of Science (COS)

COS maintains a database of grants, fellowships, and other funding information from public and private, domestic and international sources. Though the name refers to holdings on science funding, this service also offers a wealth of information on social sciences, humanities & community outreach funding. Creating a COS Funding Alert is a invaluable tool for most researchers investigating their funding options.

Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)

IRIS also maintains extensive information on funding for the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. When performing a concentrated funding search, ORS recommends performing an identical funding search in COS and IRIS. Though the databases do contain like information, they each also contain funding opportunities not listed in the other.

Foundation Directory Online

This Foundation Center search tool is the most comprehensive available for locating the funding interests of foundations on local, regional, national, and international levels, as well as past foundation grants and grantees. This valuable tool for researching foundation interests is currently available at the ORS Funding Resource Center.

For more information on how to search the COS and IRIS databases, go to the Funding Search Tutor.

Last updated, August 25, 2006.