Research Support & Services: Funding
M-Quest (search M-Quest database)
This is a database of opportunities for grants, honors, prizes and fellowships created and maintained by the Office of Research.
Some of these opportunities are announced each month in the Biomedical News.
Email Alert Groups
DRDA (Division of Research Development and Administration) maintains several electronic mail groups designed to disseminate information to University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students with specific areas of interest or responsibilities. Those seeking opportunities for funding should consider adding themselves to two lists in particular: DRDA-net and NIH-GROUP. Click here for more information and instructions on how to join these groups.
Faculty Workshop on Foundation Funding
The Medical School Office of Research sponsored a Faculty Workshop on Foundation Funding which was held on August 22, 2008. Click here to access a webpage where you can find the slide presentation, reference documents, tips on finding information about foundations and grants, and a list of contacts for questions.
Intramural Funding Opportunities –
Programs Supported by the Office of Research
- BMRC Bridging Support Program for Basic Science Research
- Extended Research Bridging Program for Instructional Track Faculty
- BMRC New Initiatives Fund to Support Basic Science Research
Intramural Funding Opportunities –
Programs Supported by Other Units
- Cardiovascular Center
- Center for Computational Medicine & Biology
- Center for Genetics in Health Medicine (Postdoctoral Fellowships)
- Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology (Postdoctoral Fellowships)
- Center for Stem Cell Biology
- Clinical and Translational Research - Pilot Program
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Geriatrics Center
- Global REACH
- Integrative Medicine
- MI Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
- MI Center for hES Cell Research
- MI Diabetes Research & Training Center
- MI George M. O'Brien Kidney Research Center
- MI Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center
- MI Metabolomics and Obesity Center
- Office of Vice President for Research - various programs
- SPORE in Head and Neck Cancer
- SPORE in Prostate Cancer - pilot projects
- Rackham Faculty Funding
- Rackham Fellowships
- Rheumatic Disease Core Center
Jan Stevens, 936-9539 or (janstev@umich.edu)
Extramural Funding Opportunities (search databases)
- Federal Grants
- Community of Science
- GrantsNet
- Foundation Center
- Searchable CD-ROM – available at the UM Graduate Library Reference Section
- Foundation Directory Online -
UM access through UM Library Search Tools
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- NSF Funding Opportunities
- Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
- ResearchResearch: Newspaper for the Research World
Limited Submissions
Opportunities for external funding where the sponsors limit the number of submissions allowed from the University. An internal selection process is required to determine which proposals will go forward. Following are current limited submission opportunities available:
- None at this time.
These limited submissions opportunities along with others are listed on the DRDA website as well. The DRDA (Division of Research Development and Administration) website also contains an archive of past limited submissions competitions.
