Funding Opportunities

The College of Education Research Office (COERO) and the Division of Research's Office of Research Development invite applications for GrantReady: A College of Education Faculty Workshop Series for Proposal Success, a 7-part, hands-on sequential workshop series designed to build grant funding knowledge and skills. Click on the blue button below for information and application.

This is a College of Education initiative designed to support a College of Education PI's specific grant proposal writing needs for a large foundation/federal funding opportunity. The core of this strategic funding initiative is an application process in which you propose a custom set of proposal development supports that you would need to take your external funding profile to the next level. Click on the gold button below for information and application.

The Grant Development and Submission Reassigned Time (Grant DSRT) initiative allows approved applicants a one-time course reassignment during a long semester to provide them the time necessary to support the development and submission of a substantial grant. Click on the maroon button below for information and application.

COERO assists researchers in finding funding opportunities both internally and externally. Use the information on this page to explore potential funders. 

• Please contact COERO before contacting a foundation or submitting an application for any grant, fellowship, or foundation opportunity so that we can help you navigate the required university communications, processes, and approvals.

If a funder limits applications to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, you can apply through the Texas State University Research Foundation. Please contact COERO to initiate this type of proposal.

External Funding

Texas State subscribes to several funding databases where you can search for funding opportunities. Some of these include:

• ORSP’s Find Funding site includes links to federal, state, and private funding.

Three common resources:

• Pivot is the most comprehensive funding resource available. It contains more than 26,000 records representing nearly 400,000 funding opportunities totaling more than $33 billion.COERO has curated lists of PIVOT funding specifically for COE. View a snapshot of potential funding. 
• Foundation Directory Online Professional provides detailed information about nonprofit, corporate, and private funders across the United States.

Grant Resource Center– request log-in from Pre-Award RC

If you are having difficulties accessing these databases, or if you are trying to locate potential funders for a specific project, please contact COERO for assistance.