UNST 421 Grant Writing: Support Your Grant with Evidence
What kinds of evidence will support my claim?
To support your grant, here are examples of other successful programs similar to your own, or research that supports the claims you make in your grant application. These Library databases are excellent places to find articles on subjects relevant to your grant.
If your topic is on education of any kind (be it environmental, health, arts, etc.), be sure to search the education databases as well as the ones recommended in your area.
Educational Programs
- Education SourceIncludes citations and full text articles from education research journals, books, and conference papers.
- ERIC (EBSCO interface)Includes citations and full-text access to education research found in journals, books, and grey literature.
Urban Studies and Transportation
- PAIS Index (Public Affairs Information Service)Covers public affairs, public and social policy, and international relations. Includes national and international journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, microfiche, and pertinent web sites.
- TRID (Transportation Research Board database)
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Provides international transportation research. TRID combines records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre's International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) database. Covers the 1960's to the present. - Urban Studies AbstractsProvides indexing and abstracts for urban affairs, community development, and urban history.
Environmental Topics and Green Building
- Environment CompleteProvides full text journals, books, and reference works that cover agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts along with urban planning.
- Agricultural & Environmental ScienceProvides citations, abstracts and full text of articles in agriculture, aquaculture, environmental, ecology, food and human nutrition, and water resources journals, conference proceedings, EPA reports, and books.
- Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsIndexes articles about architecture, archaeology, city planning, interior design, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.
- BuildingGreenAn authoritative online resource for reliable content on sustainable design strategies, green building materials, and case studies of high performance buildings.
Indigenous Peoples
- Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North AmericaCovers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life.
Languages and Linguistics
- Communication Source This link opens in a new windowProvides abstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from global titles pertaining to many fields of communication studies.
- Education SourceIncludes citations and full text articles from education research journals, books, and conference papers.
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)Indexes journal citations and other publications covering all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
The Arts
- Gale OneFile Fine ArtsProvides full text magazines and scholarly journals in the fine arts and music.
- Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsIndexes articles about architecture, archaeology, city planning, interior design, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.
Animal Welfare
- Academic Search PremierProvides selected full text, scholarly, and peer reviewed articles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- Environment CompleteProvides full text journals, books, and reference works that cover agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts along with urban planning.
Health and Medicine
- Alt-HealthWatchContains full text articles and other publications covering topics in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic editionPresents article citations and full text articles from health and medicine journals.
- PubMed (Interface for MEDLINE)
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Provides citations and abstracts for journal articles in all areas of medical practice and research from 1953 to the present.