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Where is the GFIS office located?
What population does GFIS serve?
Does GFIS serve University of Washington staff or faculty?
Does GFIS serve anyone outside of the University of Washington?
Do you provide one-on-one consultations or group consultations?
Do you have any recommended resources as a starting point?
Do you teach workshops specially focused on a discipline for graduate departments?
Where is the GFIS office located?
The GFIS office and materials are located on the first floor of Suzzallo Library, across from the Circulation desk. Our map may be useful in helping you to locate us. You may also call us at (206) 616-3084 or ask at the Reference or Information Desks in Suzzallo.
GFIS may be contacted in a number of ways. Our phone number is (206) 616-3084, and our e-mail address is gfis@u.washington.edu. If you are a UW graduate student, you may also use a form on our website to schedule consultation appointments by going to http://www.lib.washington.edu/gfis/gfform.html. You may register for our workshops on funding and database searching by going to http://www.lib.washington.edu/gfis/events.html.
"GFIS" stands for Grants and Funding Information Service, a service which provides help identifying funding sources to graduate students attending the University of Washington.
The Grants and Funding Information Service provides help identifying resources for external funding for graduate students (masters and doctoral level) who have been admitted to or who are attending the University of Washington. GFIS offers workshops and individual consultations explaining print and online resources available for students to search. GFIS does not provide search services for students, but rather provides guidance in learning searching skills and direction as to which materials might offer a better chance of finding a useful funding source.
What population does GFIS serve?
GFIS serves the University of Washington graduate student population, both at the masters and doctoral level. Students should be admitted to or attending the University of Washington or have a high probability of being admitted to a graduate program to use GFIS services. The Graduate Funding Information Manager is available during posted office hours for drop-in consultations for UW graduate students, or an appointment may be made via phone or e-mail. Print materials are available for graduate students, faculty, staff and the general public outside the GFIS office, as well as one computer with access to three funding databases. These are accessible during Suzzallo Library's posted hours.
Does GFIS serve University of Washington staff or faculty?
GFIS does not specifically serve the University of Washington staff or faculty, though the GFIS materials are available to anyone visiting Suzzallo Library. Faculty and staff should approach their departments or the Grants and Contract Services office for specific help in finding and understanding funding possibilities. Faculty and staff in the Health Sciences may contact the Research Funding Service at (206)685-8036 or rfs@u.washington.edu for more information about the services they provide.
Does GFIS serve anyone outside of the University of Washington?
The GFIS print materials and computer are available in Suzzallo Library during posted hours. The services of the Graduate Funding Information Manager are not available at length to anyone outside of the University of Washington graduate student population. However, information about funding possibilities are kept up-to-date on the GFIS website (http://www.lib.washington.edu/gfis/) and may be accessed by anyone with Internet access. People outside the University of Washington are encouraged to look through the GFIS website for funding possibilities and to print out the general GFIS bibliography (http://www.lib.washington.edu/gfis/resources/bibliography.html) as a way to begin a funding search.
Do you provide one-on-one consultations or group consultations?
One-on-one consultations are available for UW graduate students by sending an e-mail to gfis@u.washington.edu, calling GFIS at (206)616-3084, or using the online form at http://www.lib.washington.edu/gfis/gfform.html. Two workshops are offered four or five times a quarter and are listed on the events page of the GFIS website when scheduled. One workshop is "Introduction to Searching" and gives an overview of the funding possibilities and how to begin a search for external funding sources. The second workshop is "Database Searching" and provides a hands-on experience searching through three funding databases available through a subscription paid for by the University of Washington.
Do you have any recommended resources as a starting point?
The GFIS website (http://www.lib.washington.edu/gfis/) is a recommended starting point for those beginning the search for outside funding. A selected bibliography is available, as well as listings of campus resources and Internet resources. Print resources listed in the selected bibliography are available in the GFIS reference area on the first floor of Suzzallo.
Do you teach workshops specially focused on a discipline for graduate departments?
GFIS is available to teach workshops focused on a discipline for any graduate department at the University of Washington, including the Tacoma and Bothell campuses. Please contact GFIS at gfis@u.washington.edu or (206)616-3084 to discuss arrangements for discipline-specific workshops.
Last Updated: 6/30/05