Additional sites can be found by web search engines. Although computer searching decreases the amount of time necessary to find potential sources of funding, this is only the first step. Once a potential list of funding possibilities has been obtained, reference materials should be examined to narrow the list to those sponsors most likely to approve a particular research proposal or to provide financial aid. Information can sometimes be found on foundations that do not appear on Internet searches. For example, information on the Bush Foundation and the Bremer Foundation, who target grants to students in North Dakota and Minnesota, can only be found in reference manuals.
Manuals are also available on researching and proposal writing.
The Chester Fritz Library has many reference materials on sources of funding information. These can be located through subject term search on ODIN, or contact the Reference Desk for further information. The Office of Research and Program Development also has reference materials on grants for graduate students and on foundations, as well as access to the IRIS and Prospector's Choice data bases, which are searchable databases of funding programs for researchers, scholars, faculty, and graduate students from foundations, professional associations, corporations, and others. All Rights Reserved.