Funding
- NIU Academic Works Scholarship Search Tool
- NIU University Fellowship
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
- Fulbright Program
- Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship
- Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research
- American Philosophical Society Lewis and Clark Field Research Grant
- National Geographic Society Young Explorers (have to be under 25)
- Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society Graduate Research Award (must be a member to be able to apply)
- Smithsonian Institute Fellowship Program (Dependent on the research – must be applicable to something that is already being conducted at the Smithsonian)
- Boren National Security Scholarships and Fellowships
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Blakemore Foundation
- Leakey Foundation
- American Society of Primatology
- Primate Conservation Inc.
- American Society of Mammologist Grants
Databases
- http://www.grants.gov/ A list of all federal grant programs
- https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ Foundation Center – Directory of Private Foundations. NIU has a license – username: foundersm password: grants
- http://www.gradschools.com/article-detail/-1676
- http://graddiv.ucsc.edu/financial-aid/minority-fellowships.html This is a good compilation for minority students, by a university
Find particular sources using NIU’s database
general login: Username: SPINuser; Password: findfunding1 - to gain access email Julie Miller, eRA Coordinator at jamiller@niu.edu
