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Colleges and Universities

American Universities

Comprehensive, alphabetic list of U.S. universities.

BrainTrack

Links to higher educational institutions in 152 countries.

College & University Homepages

Directory of College Nicknames

Find out who is what and link to their home page. Alphabetical listing by nickname. Use your brower's "Find" or "Find in Page" search option to locate a particular school.

Graduate School Program Directory

Directory of graduate and post-graduate programs listed by curriculum. Listings consist of descriptions and contact information for each program.

IPEDS Faculty Salaries Data

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) publishes annually the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Faculty Salaries Preliminary Data File. Data files have full-time instructional faculty by rank, sex, tenure status, and length of contract; salaries and fringe benefits of full-time instructional faculty.

Peterson's Guides

Search Peterson's publications for graduate schools, study abroad and summer language programs, jobs, and more.

U.S. News and World Report College Rankings

Provides access to the ever-popular ranking publication including "Best Values" and "Top Colleges and Universities." Most content requires a subscription, but some categories are still freely available.

U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Rankings

Rankings and descriptions of over 150 masters, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all subject areas. Most content requires a subscription, but some categories are still freely available.

Virginia Colleges and Universities

Section of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) website providing a list of all institutions of higher education operating in Virginia. Arranged alphabetically, by institution type, by geographic region, and by degree offering. Also provides accreditation and entrance/application information.

Grants and Scholarships

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits. It contains financial and non-financial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

Community of Science

Identify funding information related to research, collaborative activities, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, post-doctoral positions, equipment and regional governments, foundations, professional societies, associations, and corporations. COS Funding Opportunities is updated daily and can be searched by sponsor, amount, deadline, eligibility of applicant, funding type, and area of interest.

FastWeb

Extensive collection of free scholarship information. Includes handy links to College and University financial aid offices. Free, but requires lengthy initial registration.

FinAid

Annotated collection of over fifty freely-searchable financial aid databases for both undergraduate and graduate students. Includes general and field-specific categories.

Foundation Center

Listings for dozens of private and corporate foundations across the U.S. Searchable by subject and location.

Funded Research

Funding opportunities from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Medical Research Council in the UK (MRC). Produced by the Community of Science.

National Science Foundation Grants and Awards

Provides information on funding available from the NSF and how to apply for it.

The Nonprofit Resource Center

Internet resources for nonprofit organizations, including links on "Grants and Grantsmanship." Created and maintained by Nonprofit Incorporators, a law firm specializing in incorporations for nonprofits.