Starting a Funding Search

  • Pivot ProQuest is an online funding search database and researcher networking tool used to find grants, fellowships, scholarships, and potential collaborators.
  • HALO Science is an online platform connecting researchers with industry partners for research and development (R&D) collaborations and funding opportunities.
  • Instrumentl is a grant research and management platform for nonprofits, universities, and grant professionals. The platform is available through the Iowa State University Foundation, and the REACHS team can access it for searches on behalf of CHHS faculty, staff, postdoctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

The REACHS team can assist with identifying funding opportunities and offers curated lists of funding opportunities for CHHS departments and school.

CHHS Funding Opportunities

The Heddleson Junior Faculty Grant ensures new faculty are exposed to and incorporated into Extension and Outreach projects in Iowa counties targeted to families.

The Helen LeBaron Hilton Fund recognizes and promotes the themes of leadership philosophy and service that Helen LeBaron Hilton exhibited during her 23 years as Dean of the College of Home Economics at Iowa State University.

The CHHS International Programs Office offers a wide variety of grants for faculty and staff proposing international activities, including research, presentations, and exchanges abroad. The full list of available opportunities is on their website.

Iowa State University Funding Opportunities

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) offers internal funding opportunities in the following categories:

  • Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed and Initiative Programs
  • Specialty Research Advancement Funding
  • Biosciences Platform Funding Opportunities
  • Arts and Humanities Grant Programs
  • Other Research Support Programs
  • Cost Sharing Programs

External Funding Opportunities and Resources

OVPR offers resources for external funding opportunities in the following categories:

  • Federal sources
  • State of Iowa and other Iowa resources
  • Foundations and other private sources