University Library offers funding workshops in March, April

12:37 p.m., March 14, 2016--The University of Delaware Library will present two workshops on research funding during the spring semester, with both co-sponsored by the University’s Research Office.

“Grants for Nonprofit Organizations” will cover strategies that faculty, staff, graduate students and the public can use to identify potential funding resources, such as grants from private foundations, corporations and public charities. The workshop will cover strategies for searching the databases, and locating additional grant information on the Internet. 

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“Research Funding Online” will focus on three University Library databases – Foundation Directory Online, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online and COS Pivot – which faculty, staff and graduate students can use to identify potential funding resources such as grants from private foundations, corporations and government agencies. The workshop will cover strategies for searching the databases, procedures for using alerting services, and locating additional grant information on the Internet. 

“Grants for Nonprofit Organizations” will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, March 30, in Library Instruction Room 114 on the first floor of Morris Library. Presenters will be Carol Rudisell and Michael Gutiérrez, librarians, Reference and Instructional Services Department.

“Research Funding Online” will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, April 19, also in Library Instruction Room 114. Presenters will be Rudisell, Gutiérrez and Leigh Botner, research development director, Research Office.

These workshops are available at no charge and are open to University faculty, staff and students. “Grants for Nonprofit Organizations” is also open to the public. Seating is limited and registration is required. Online registration is available at this website. 

Questions regarding the workshops may be shared by calling 302-831-2432 or emailing lib-workshops@udel.edu.