• FOUNDATION DIRECTORY

The Foundation Directory Online Professional is the library’s newest source for locating external funding for research, faculty and staff development, projects, events, programs, equipment and more.

Guided tours on using this database are recommended and available at http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/fdoguidedtour/
 

•  NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
• ALKEK LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR FUNDING
  • The Foundation Directory (electronic on one computer)

    Search for funding prospects from among the largest 10,000 foundations — the same set of funders that appear in the print Foundation Directory. Inlcudes a searchable index of 65,000 trustees, officers, and donors. Search for funding prospects using up to 12 search fields (Grantmaker Name; Grantmaker State; Grantmaker City; Fields of Interest; Types of Support; Trustees, Officers, and Donors; Geographic Focus; Grantmaker Type; Total Assets; Total Giving; Establishment Date; Text Search) See also the online database, GrantSelect.  Available only in Alkek Library

  • The Foundation Directory (print)

    AS911.A2 F65
    Latest edition (2006), including supplements in Reference Stacks, 2nd floor
    Check URL for updates to holdings: http://catalog.library.txstate.edu:80/record=b1237167a

  • Grant$elect (database available from any computer to TX State students, staff, faculty through library’s website)

    http://libproxy.txstate.edu/login?url=http://72.3.247.11/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl
    GrantSelect complied and edited by The Oryx Press, contains over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by more than 4,000 sponsoring organizations. Funding opportunities range from pure research grants to arts programs, biomedical and health care research, community services programs, children and youth programs, and K-12 education funding.

  • The Europa International Foundation Directory

    AS911.A2 I68
    Latest edition (2006) available in Reference Shelves, 2nd floor
    Check URL for updates to holdings: http://catalog.library.txstate.edu:80/record=b1608136a

  • Directory of Texas Foundations

    HV98.T5 H65 
    Latest edition (2006) available in Reference Shelves, 2nd floor
    Check URL for updates to holdings: http://catalog.library.txstate.edu:80/record=b1436740a

  • Directory of Research Grants

    LB2338 .D57 
    Latest edition (2006) available in Reference Shelves, 2nd floor
    Check URL for updates to holdings: http://catalog.library.txstate.edu:80/record=b1028105a

  • Directory of Grants in the Humanities

    AZ188.U5 D56
    Latest edition (2006) available in Reference Shelves, 2nd floor
    Check URL for updates to holdings: http://catalog.library.txstate.edu:80/record=b1347848

 The library also has other resources for writing grant proposals, including books and ebooks.