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Hello, I created a small tool to help researchers find research grants based on their research topic and location, you can try it here: https://pi-match.web.app/grants
The website queries the free and open PubMed API to identify grants in publications with similar research topics to the researcher, and where the last author's affiliation is in the same country as the researcher.
Here are a few examples on how to find bioinformatics-related grants:
- Grants used in text mining related publications in Australia: https://pi-match.web.app/grants?location=Australia&keywords=text%20mining
- Grants used for GWAS related studies in France: https://pi-match.web.app/grants?location=France&keywords=GWAS
- Grants for Phylogenetics studies in India: https://pi-match.web.app/grants?location=India&keywords=Phylogenetics
Hi, Without wanting to be picky, but I don't see how this is very useful. Look at your example: grants for text mining in Australia. Top hit is the Australian research council, somewhat obvious isn't it? But that is not a grant and not even a link is provided.
Thank you for the feedback! The tool is still a work in progress. Right now, it identifies funding sources frequently cited in papers with similar research topics, so prominent funding bodies like the Australian Research Council often appear first since they support many studies in these areas.
I’m extracting data from the "Grant Number" field in publications, but you're right—terms like “funding source” or “funding agency” might be more accurate, as it doesn’t always represent a specific grant. Regarding links, I understand the importance, and I'm working on incorporating direct links to funding sources or more detailed grant information where available to make the results more actionable.
Thank you for the valuable feedback!
Perhaps this tool is meant to be for non-US locations. NIH makes grant database available for similar purpose here: https://report.nih.gov/