🔎 Search & Filter Guide

Learn how to find exactly the grants you need.

Search Strategies

1. By Career Stage

I’m a graduate student → Go to Students & PhD

I’m a postdoc → Go to Postdocs & ECRs

I’m faculty → Go to Faculty & PI

2. By Organization

I want NSF funding → Go to By Organization → National Science Foundation

I want NIH funding → Go to By Organization → National Institutes of Health

I want foundation grants → Go to By Organization

3. By Amount

Looking for small grants (<$10k)

Looking for large grants (>$100k)

4. By Keyword

Use your browser’s search function (Ctrl+F / Cmd+F) and search for:

  • Research topics: “AI”, “climate”, “biology”
  • Grant types: “fellowship”, “travel”, “equipment”
  • Keywords from your field

Filter Combinations

Example 1: Postdoc + US + Biology

  1. Start at Postdocs & ECRs
  2. Use Ctrl+F to search for “biology” or “life sciences”
  3. Check grant location/eligibility

Example 2: OSS + Small Grants + Open Internet

  1. Go to OSS Maintainers
  2. Look in Microgrants section
  3. Search for “internet”, “open source”, “web”

Example 3: Faculty + Europe + Engineering

  1. Start at Faculty & PI
  2. Filter by EU / Horizon
  3. Search for “engineering” or specific field

Advanced Tips

Multi-Tab Strategy

Open multiple views:

  1. Tab 1: By Organization - Browse all NSF
  2. Tab 2: By Audience - Your career stage
  3. Tab 3: Live Dashboard - Latest opportunities

Compare across tabs to find matches.

Use the JSON Data

For power users, query the JSON directly:

# Find all grants with "AI" in the name
cat data/grants_live_master.json | jq '.grants[] | select(.name | contains("AI"))'

# Find grants over a certain amount
cat data/grants_live_master.json | jq '.grants[] | select(.amount | contains("$100"))'

Regular Expressions

If viewing on GitHub or using a capable editor, use regex search:

  • \$[0-9]+,000 - Find grants with specific amounts
  • deadline.*2025 - Find 2025 deadlines
  • (NSF|NIH|NASA) - Find federal agency grants

Quick Reference

By Category

| Category | Best For | Link | |———-|———-|——| | Audience | Career stage | View | | Region | Geographic location | View | | Organization | Specific funder | View | | Type | Grant mechanism | View | | Domain | Research area | View | | Live Dashboard | Latest grants | View |

By Grant Type

  • Fellowships: Personal salary support
  • Research Grants: Project funding
  • Travel Grants: Conference attendance
  • Microgrants: Small amounts (<$50k)
  • OSS Grants: Open source development

Common Searches

“I need money for my PhD” → Students & PhD → Fellowships

“I need postdoc funding” → Postdocs & ECRs → Look for “fellowship”

“I need project funding for my lab” → Faculty & PI → Research grants

“I need money for my open source project” → OSS Maintainers

“I need travel money for a conference” → By Type

Still Can’t Find It?

  1. Check the Live Dashboard for newest grants
  2. Run the scraper for fresh data: python3 src/master_scraper.py
  3. Browse All Organizations alphabetically
  4. Search the JSON files directly

Need more help? Check the How to Use Guide