Research Funding

Federal Agencies

• Department of Education
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)

Funding Search Tools

• Search tools for locating funding opportunities: Tools include Community of Science, Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS), Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN), and more.

Tips for Writing Good Proposals

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Social Science Research Council (PDF)

Proposal Development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Tools to Get Started
  • ​Grants Process Flow (vsdx)
  • Grants FAQ (doc)
  • Proposal Initiation & Timeline (doc)
  • Grant Budget Development (doc)
  • Grant Proposal Preparation Checklist (doc)
• School of Education Administrative Guide to Grant Proposals (doc)
• UW–Madison Process for Proposal Submission
• Tuition Remission Policy
• Indirect Costs and Fringe Benefits Charged on Grants
• Graduate Assistant Rates
• Standard Budget Development Tool
• Non-Faculty Principal Investigator Status Policy (Limited or Permanent)
• School of Education Grant Award Management Guidance (doc)

Proposal Processing Tools

• WISPER (electronic routing system)
• Cayuse 424 (system facilitating Grants.gov proposal preparation)
• Grants.gov (NOTE: Do not register – UW-Madison has already registered)

Other Links

• Research at WCER
• Research with Madison Metropolitan School District

• Conflict of Interest and Disclosure of Outside Activities
• Research Involving Human Subjects
• Research Animal Resource Center
• Effort Certification
• Leave of Absence – Research Grants and Protocols
• Account Management
  • WISDM (WISconsin Data Mart general ledger system)
  • Effort Certification and Reporting
  • Funds Definitions (xls)
  • Cost Transfer Policy
  • Cost Transfer Tool
• PART 200—UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS​

University of Wisconsin Foundation

• Spending from the UW Foundation
• Moving Funds from the UW Foundation to a 233 Account
• Advancement Resources (UWF information system)
• Policy on Gifts and the UW Foundation

University of Wisconsin System Trust Funds

• UWS Trust Funds

Scholarship and Fellowship Payments

• Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships (WDGF)
  • Processing in School of Education
  • School of Education Flex Funds Policy
• Processing for Other Fellowships (not AOF)
• Advanced Opportunity Fellowships are managed by the Student Diversity Programs Office