Find Funding Opportunities: GrantForward
GrantForward is a searchable database of grants from over 14,000 sponsors that uses specialized data-crawling technology to constantly update its extensive database of sponsors and funding opportunities.
- Search by keywords and advanced filters.
- Save your favorite searches to receive alerts about new grants, and save your favorite grants to keep track of them.
- See daily updates of new funding opportunities from diverse disciplines, including in the Life and Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities.
- See recommended grants based on your CV, past publications, and research interests.
How to Use GrantForward
- Cornell University has an institutional subscription. Faculty, students and staff with a Cornell netID have free full access. Sign up here using your Cornell email address.
- To learn how to make GrantForward work for you, click here to access the March 2024 webinar "Using GrantForward as a Grant Seeker".
- Review QuickTips and the Researcher Welcome Guide.
UCLA Grapes
UCLA GRAPES is another tool that can be used to search for awards among 625 scholarships, grants and fellowships, and postdoctoral awards. Free-to-search for applicants to any graduate program, to graduate students working on a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation, and to postdoc scholars.
Internal Funding Opportunities
Several Cornell units have internal funding opportunities for graduate students. You should also talk with your advisor about potential internal funding.
Graduate School Resources
The Graduate School offers many valuable services and resources, including the Graduate Writing Service and Pathways to Success program.