External Funding Sources

Awards Requiring University Nomination

• Programs coordinated by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School
  • AWARD RECIPIENTS from the University of Minnesota
• Biomedical programs coordinated by the Academic Health Center, Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences

Additional External Resources

For information regarding external (sponsored) funding programs to which faculty members may apply without institutional nomination:

• Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) : This site includes important information for obtaining and managing sponsored funds, and includes useful links to
  • funding opportunities and search tools such as the
  • Community of Science (COS) and
  • Sponsored Projects Information Network (SPIN) databases.