Grants Home Proposal Preparation Agencies Grant Select Grant Research Links Newsletter Benedictine University Home					Volume 1 - Edition 3 October 2007 Newsletter Welcome back to the 2007-2008 school year and our fall edition of the Corporate Foundation and Government Grants newsletter! The overall goal of this publication is to provide basic information to the Benedictine community about the grant process, services of the Grants office and various grant opportunities available. News from the Grants Office -- The Athletics Department has been selected and received a grant for participation in the NCAA Drug Education Pilot Program. *The Benedictine University Library obtained four grants from the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois: --The "New" Core: Emerging Fields in the Sciences Collection Project (Kent Carrico) -- Latin American Studies: Health Issues in Latin America (Luann DeGreve) -- Libraries Assisting in the Education of Students with Special Needs: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (Luann DeGreve) -- Higher Education Leadership: Growth, Development, and Training of Academic Administrators (Jack Fritts) *With the project guided to completion by Eric Nordlund, Campus Services completed a lighting upgrade for which a grant was obtained by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. Florescent lighting fixtures were replaced with more energy-efficient ones in Scholl Hall, Lownik Hall, and the Krasa Center. Exciting changes! In the past we have been using the IRIS Grant database to search for various grants to apply for. We have now transitioned to GrantSelect which has proven to be more user friendly, updated daily and still offers many of the same tools that IRIS has. GrantSelect offers more than 10,000 funding opportunities and the largest collection of sponsored research opportunities. To begin searching for grants on GrantSelect - click here. The user friendly database, GrantSelect, is now listed on the Library's web site. Faculty, staff and students are able to access and search for grant information throughout the site both on and off campus. To access GrantSelect click on Links to all Databases under the Find Articles heading and scroll down to GrantSlect. To access GrantSelect off campus you need to have a valid library log-in. If you don't have a library log-in, the process to obtain one is very easy. Visit the Library's webpage and click Acquisitions Forms under the Quick Links section. Fill out the Patron Application Form and turn it into the library. If you have any further questions regarding this process, please contact the Reference Desk at libref@ben.edu or (630) 829-6057. Thinking about applying for a grant? You are about to start a process that could enrich many aspects here at Benedictine University. Whether you are just starting to research for a grant to fit your needs or are in the process of filling out the application, the Office of Corporate and Foundation Grants can help you out. On the Proposal Preparation page you will find the appropriate documents and information necessary when applying for grants. Do you have an idea or suggestions for the newsletter or for the Grants office? Contact Fr. James Flint at jflint@ben.edu or 829-6405

Main Contact Information: Rev. James P. Flint - Director. Phone: (630) 829-6405 Kindlon 143A

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