Proposal Planning

Make an appointment with SPARC to talk about your scholarship, project ideas, and career goals. We can be most helpful if we clearly understand your project ideas, the timeline, your financial needs, and how the proposed project fits into your future plans. It is never too early to start the conversation.

SPARC can also help you identify appropriate sources of funding for your project. If you want to begin the search yourself, you may find something of potential interest in the following searchable funding databases or lists of funding sources. 

Potential Funding Sources

• Arts
• Humanities
• Math and Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences

Selected searchable funding databases:

• Grants.gov provides information about all federal funding opportunities.
• Duke University Research Funding
• Michigan State University Libraries
  
• Boston University Humanities Fellowships and Grants
• University of Colorado Boulder Arts & Humanities Funding Resources

• The KU Hall Center for the Humanities also offers a number of Funding Opportunity Lists, available for download here.