#  Funding Databases 

 



##  Funding Databases 

 

 

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  [### Pivot

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/)Searchable database of federal and private funding opportunities in all fields. Pivot can be utilized to save searches and track funding opportunities; discover collaborators; get tailored funding recommendations and alerts; and gain insights from previously awarded grants.

View the [Pivot Guide (PDF)](/resource/pivot-guide "Pivot Guide") or [watch a recording of a past Finding Funding workshop](https://youtu.be/Z_tqn5u-tvw).



 

  [### Candid (formerly Foundation Directory Online) 

 ](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990138470260203941/catalog)Searchable database that contains a wealth of information on foundations and the grants they support.  
View the [FDO Guide (PDF)](/resource/fdo-guide "FDO Guide") or watch [a recording of a past Finding Funding workshop](https://youtu.be/Z_tqn5u-tvw).



 

  [### Grants.gov

 ](https://www.grants.gov/search-grants)Searchable database of all grant opportunities offered by Federal Agencies.



 

  [### NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT) 

 ](https://report.nih.gov)Provides access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on grants awarded, expenditures, and the results of NIH supported research.



 

  [### SPIN

 ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:spin)Searchable database of federal and private funding opportunities in all fields.



 

  

 

 

 

##  Other Funding Resources 

**Targeted Funding Opportunity Lists on Our Website**

Research Development maintains several targeted lists of funding opportunities, including sabbatical and internal Harvard opportunities. Explore these opportunities by navigating to each page under Funding Opportunities.

**Curated Funding Opportunity Lists by Academic Discipline in Pivot**

Harvard affiliates can search for opportunities and set up alerts using Pivot, as detailed above. As a starting point, the following are curated funding opportunity lists created by Research Development and grouped by funding search topics of broad interest and discipline. These lists can be viewed as a search and further refined based on your funding needs. To view the results, you must be on a Harvard network or logged in to your Pivot account.

 

 



 [### Arts

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12331) 

 

 [### Humanities

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12252) 

 

 [### Social Sciences

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12382) 

 

 [### Data Science, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12358) 

 

 [### Engineering and Technology

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12438) 

 

 [### Environmental and Climate Sciences

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12442) 

 

 [### Instrumentation and Equipment

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12944) 

 

 [### Life Sciences

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12440) 

 

 [### Neuroscience

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12441) 

 

 [### Physical Sciences and Mathematics

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12439) 

 

 [### Quantum Science and Engineering

 ](https://pivot.proquest.com/curated_opps/12259) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  Need Assistance? 

Please contact FORA's Research Development team for assistance with navigating funding opportunity databases.

 

 



  [### Jennifer Corby 

 ](/people/jennifer-corby) <jcorby@fas.harvard.edu>Senior Research Development Officer

 

 

 

   [### Emi Kamei

 ](/people/emi-kamei) [emi\_kamei@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:emi_kamei@fas.harvard.edu)Research Development Officer

 

 

 

   [### Kyra Prats

 ](/people/kyra-prats) <kyraprats@fas.harvard.edu>Research Development Officer