External Opportunities

To find and stay updated on external funding opportunities, you can:
- Use GrantForward, a simpler, more intuitive funding search platform with a built-in chat assistant that helps researchers discover, narrow, and act on opportunities faster.
- Create your GrantForward account today while we setup this new platform and implement SSO. Accounts created now will carry over, and all data you save will be retained.
- Important Note: To avoid duplicate accounts later, we recommend using the same email address you will use for SSO when creating your GrantForward account now.
- Review sponsor websites, for example:
- University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Research Grant Programs Office
- Grants.gov, includes funding opportunities from a range of federal agencies
- NIH Funding Opportunities
- NASA
- NSF Find Funding
- DARPA Funding Opportunities
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- ARPA-H
- California Grants Portal, includes funding opportunities from a range of California agencies
- Philanthropic Organizations with Upcoming Deadlines
- Subscribe to e-mail lists, for example:
- Grants.gov
- NIH Guide Announcements
- NSF E-mail Updates
- Department of Energy E-mail Updates - scroll down to the “Stay Connected” box and type in your email address
- ARPA-E Newsletter
- DARPA Newsletter
- ARPA-H Vitals Newsletter
- California Grants Portal
- Candid/Philanthropy News Digest, private foundation opportunities
- Access institutional lists and subscriptions:
- Foundation Relations private foundation funding opportunities lists
- Weekly Opportunities Outlook, a weekly compilation of new funding opportunities, news, and other announcements curated by Research Development.
- Sign in and edit/update your own UCSD Profiles profile (academics only)