Discover Funding

These tools can assist you in find potential funding for your research or program.

Pivot RP: A global database of open funding opportunities

Pivot-RP, the global database of open research funding opportunities, is available for faculty and staff. To create an account and start using Pivot, visit pivot.proquest.com and click "Use login from my institution," then select Rice University and follow the prompts to match with one of the pre-loaded profiles or create a new one. Once you create a profile, you can track and share funding opportunities, save searches, get automatic alerts, view groups and more.

Halo: Connecting university researchers with companies

Halo is a platform developed specifically to connect companies to university researchers to work on answers to urgent needs. These projects are specific and range from $25K - $200K generally, but ultimately these projects can lead to broader relationships and continued partnership. Halo releases RFPs monthly. You can sign up for regular updates and access is free and open to anyone who creates an account.

Limited Submissions

For some funding opportunities, foundations and corporations limit how many proposals Rice may submit. OCFR manages these opportunities (the Office of Research Development manages federal funding opportunities), and faculty need to go through this internal process before submitting. Visit rice.infoready4.com to view active limited submission opportunities, create an account, and submit to your pre-proposal.

Office of Proposal Development

The Office of Proposal Development serve faculty researchers as you conceptualize, develop, and write your proposals to federal agencies and other entities to seek funding for your research projects. We work across all disciplines, departments, and divisions, with the overarching goal of making the proposal as compelling and competitive as possible — and of making the proposal development process as straightforward and streamlined as possible.