Breakout and Fundview

Yes it’s nearly the end of the year and you may have plans for academic study or maybe you are seeking support for a voluntary group for 2011. Is that important financial backing what’s holding you back? Have you heard of Breakout and Fundview?

Here is the perfect solution for all of you who are seeking funding as an individual or as a part of a group. These are both comprehensive databases that provide details of various institutions and organizations that provide money for scholarships and voluntary group/team activities.

Go to www.ilibrary.co.nz and click on Databases.

Breakout: This is the option for individuals.

This database provides access to information on over 2000 awards, scholarships, and grants. This database may be accessed in library or from your home – click on the appropriate link.

Fundview: This is the option for voluntary organisations seeking funding and contains over 600 different funding sources.

This database may be accessed in library or from your home – click on the appropriate link.

All that is required is that you answer the criteria questions to build your profile. Then ask the database to complete the search and it will cross-reference your profile with all the options and you will be provided with a list of possible funding sources.

Both Breakout and Fundview have calendars and alphabetical lists of the funding organisations. The calendar lets you see the closing date for the funding applications. Some of the criteria factors can be age, geographic location, gender and nationality.

One of the most important things to note when gathering the funding opportunities from the databases is the “application close by date”. They all vary.

When you have generated a list of possible funding organisations you can then print off the results. There are no guarantees that your application will be successful but, as the old saying goes, “nothing ventured, nothing gained” - so why not give it a go!

Article by Vanessa.