Student Research
Undergraduate Students
Visit REACH: Research Enriched Academic Challenge, a comprehensive web site describing opportunities for undergraduates to carry out research, scholarly, and creative projects at SIUC.
Graduate Students
Grant Funding Overviews
- Grant Funding: A Guide for Graduate Students
- Proposal Writing for Graduate Students
Once a semester, ORDA offers this workshop to introduce graduate students to the process of locating funding opportunities and writing proposals for grants or fellowships to fund their thesis/dissertation projects. The date for the next workshop will be October 17, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Woody C-227. To reserve a seat, call 453-4540 or e-mail orda@siu.edu. ORDA staff also give workshops for graduate classes upon request.
Grant Program Listings and Databases
- Travel Support Program - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Dean
- Community of Science Grants Database
Like faculty, SIUC graduate students are eligible to set up individual profiles on COS (which covers all disciplines, not just science), search the database for grant programs, and set up individualized funding alerts. - Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships for Graduate Students
This site is maintained by SIUC's Office of Major Scholarship Advisement - External Fellowships for Graduate Students
This site maintained by Michigan State University is a comprehensive listing of fellowships and scholarships for graduate students. The site also lists research grant opportunities, many of which are available to graduate students, by subject area. - Graduate Fellowship Database
This site maintained by Cornell University allows searching for fellowships by disciplinary area or key word.
Other Grant-Related Resources
- Proposal-Writing Tips
- The Art of Writing Proposals (Social Science Research Council) - much advice that applies to any discipline
- Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers - for postdoctoral fellows in the sciences
Other Financial Assistance for Graduate Students
These links, while not research-related, may be useful: