Teaching Assistantships UNC Merit Awards Application for financial assistance may also be made to the University Student Aid Office. The Resource Library at the Research Services Office offers a free computerized search service to UNC graduate students. The database includes private and public sources of research funding that can be searched by the student's area of research interest or by discipline of investigator, e.g., funding for nurses. The library is located at 306 Bynum Hall, 966-5625. Some agencies provide training support only, some dissertation support only and some both training and dissertation support.
Some funding agencies provide dissertation support by means of competitive grant applications.
Students should be aware that the deadline for applying for many of these grants may precede the funding date by as long as a year. Further information is available from the department's Student Services Manager regarding the above-listed sources of agency funding. In addition, she can tell you how to access a list of external funding sources for which students may apply. Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities supports research in the behavioral and social sciences. Applications are currently accepted once a year with funding decisions announced approximately five months after submission.