Research Funding Organizations

Community of Science - An international collaborative network of scientists and their institutions whose goal is to accelerate science and promote the visibility and funding of scientific research. Site contains searchable databases.
http://www.cos.com/

Swiss National Science Foundation - Supports scientific research at Swiss Universities and other scientific institutions and awards fellowships to young scientists.
http://www.snf.ch

David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Nominations come from the presidents of 50 US universities.
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/packard/directory/

International Society of Lyophilization - Freeze Drying - A non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the field of lyophilization by personal interaction using the Internet and supporting programs that provide financial and material assistance to those who need it.
http://www.islyophilization.org/

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - Dedicated to improving the quality of life by funding projects in: education, scientific research, the environment and the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.moore.org/

US Civilian R+D Foundation - Promotes scientific and technical collaboration between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Programmme and application information.
http://www.crdf.org/

The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation - To promote, encourage, and advance the study of, research into, and the dissemination of knowledge of and relating to physics, chemistry and physical chemistry in all their aspects and in particular, but without prejudice to the foregoing generality, colloids and interfaces. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/

National Science Foundation - Opportunities for research and education funding in all areas of science and engineering.
http://www.nsf.gov/

UK Research Office - A subscriber based organisation providing information and advice primarily to UK organisations on European Union funded opportunities for research and higher education.
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/

James S. McDonnell Foundation - Funding a 21st Century Science Initiative: Mind and Behaviour; Brain Cancer; Complex Systems.
http://www.jsmf.org/

International Foundation for Science - International Foundation for Science gives research grants to young scientists in the developing world to undertake research projects in the Biological and Agricultural Sciences in their own countries.
http://www.ifs.se

Caledonian Research Foundation - Encourages academic research in biomedicine and the humanities by awarding fellowships and scholarships, and supporting an International Conference on aspects of the biomedical sciences. Scotland, UK.
http://www.calres.co.uk/

Science Foundation Ireland - Organization responsible for the management, allocation, disbursement and evaluation of expenditure of the Technology Foresight Fund.
http://www.sfi.ie/

Grants Net - Research funding information from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
http://www.grantsnet.org/

CUR - Information about grants-in-aid for undergraduate research from the Council of Undergraduate Research.
http://www.cur.org/

National Physical Science Consortium - Graduate Fellowship program in the physical sciences, targeting minorities and women to provide diversity and balance to meet future needs of academia and industry.
http://www.npsc.org/

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation - Supports basic scientific research in the USA, primarily in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and medicine.
http://www.beckman-foundation.com/

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Research fellowships and research awards for scholars and scientists of all nationalities not resident in Germany.
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/

Graduate Fellowship - Science and engineering graduate fellowships from the Department of Defense (NDSEG).
http://www.asee.org/ndseg/

Wallace Genetic Foundation - Supports interests including agricultural research, preservation of farmland, ecology, plant genetic research, conservation and sustainable development. Application procedure and details of past grants.
http://www.wallacegenetic.org/

The Whitaker Foundation - Private funding source for biomedical engineering research and education in the United States.
http://www.whitaker.org

Research Sponsors - A directory maintained at the UVA Computer Science department: mainly US sources.
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/research/sponsors.html

NASA - Guidance on unsolicited scientific research funding opportunities from NASA.
http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/library/unSol-Prop.html