External Funding Opportunities
Search across multiple sponsors
- GrantForward Searchable Funding Database - GrantForward is the institutional funding-opportunity database available to UC Davis faculty, students, and staff. It provides access to funding opportunities from more than 30,000 sponsors and is updated daily. Users can create profiles, save searches, build funding lists, and receive personalized recommendations.
- Grants.gov - All Federal Funding
- California Grants Portal
Federal Funding Agencies and Programs
- NIH Grant Opportunities
- NIH Highlighted Topics
- NSF Funding Opportunities
- USDA NIFA Funding Opportunities
- USDA APHIS Funding Opportunities
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding Opportunities
Please note: Funding availability, eligibility requirements, and application deadlines may change. Investigators should review the sponsor’s current announcement and coordinate with their departmental research administrator before submitting an application.
UC Davis and WSVM Funding Opportunities
WSVM Research Center Opportunities
- Center for Companion Animal Health (Institutional Login)
- Center for Equine Health (Institutional Login)
- Center for Food Animal Health
Reaching Across the Causeway Pilot Awards
The Reaching Across the Causeway Awards support innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations between researchers in the UC Davis School of Medicine and Weill School of Veterinary Medicine. Awards of up to $50,000 per team support the planning, development, and submission of team-based extramural research proposals.
View program details and previous awardees
Campus and partner unit opportunities
- InfoReady Campus Administered Programs - (Institutional Login)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Environmental Health Sciences Center
- Clinical and Translational Science Center
- California National Primate Research Center
- Graduate Studies
- Global Affairs
Limited Submissions Opportunities
A limited submission opportunity restricts the number of proposals an institution may submit. UC Davis coordinates an internal selection process to determine which applicant or applicants may proceed to the sponsor. Active competitions are posted in InfoReady Review, where investigators submit an expression of interest or internal preproposal.
- View active limited submission competitions in InfoReady
- Review recurring limited-submission programs and anticipated timelines
- Contact: [email protected].
Campus Funding Opportunities Newsletters
- WSVM Weekly Funding Newsletter - Subscribe to list
- Office of Research Early Career Funding Newsletter - Subscribe to list
- Office of Research Campus-Wide Funding Newsletter - Subscribe to list
- Global Affairs Global Funding Engagement Newsletter - Subscribe to list
Postdoctoral Scholar Resources
The WSVM Office of Research maintains a collection of resources for postdoctoral scholars, including key campus contacts, grant-writing training, and professional development resources.
Access WSVM Postdoctoral Scholar Resources
A Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities saved search is available within GrantForward that users may further refine to match their needs. (Use UC Davis single sign on)
GrantForward Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities Search
Corporate and Foundation Relations/Funding Opportunities
UC Davis Foundation and Corporate Engagement helps faculty and researchers identify potential foundation and corporate partners, develop engagement strategies, coordinate outreach, and prepare materials such as concept summaries, letters of inquiry, and proposals. Investigators considering a corporate or foundation funding opportunity should contact the team before initiating detailed discussions with a prospective funder.
Foundation and Corporate Engagement services for faculty
A saved search within GrantForward for corporate and foundation research funding opportunities is also available to access for campus investigators, grantseekers may filter the search as needed to match their needs. (Use UC Davis single sign on)