Funding Match
FUNDING MATCH
Finding research funding just got easier.
OpenScholar Match is included with every Research Hub, helping researchers find the right funding opportunities with less effort.
WHAT IS MATCH
AI-powered funding discovery.
Match is an AI-powered funding discovery tool that automatically identifies high-confidence opportunities for every researcher. Reading from each researcher's Hub—their actual body of work, methods, projects, collaborators, and trajectory— Match identifies relevant active funding opportunities, eliminating the need for guesswork and manual searching.
WHAT MATCH DELIVERS
More funding
Expands your funding pipeline by identifying relevant opportunities from federal and non-federal funders.
Less work
Uses existing Research Hub data to identify funding opportunities automatically, without additional researcher input.
Better alignment
Analyzes each researcher’s full body of work to identify funding opportunities based on fit, not just keywords.
Ongoing discovery
Regularly identifies relevant funding opportunities as new programs emerge and funding priorities shift.
HOW IT WORKS
Better funding matches start with your research.
OpenScholar Match uses proprietary AI to identify relevant funding opportunities from government and non-government funders. By analyzing the research information in your Research Hub against current funding opportunities, Match delivers a curated list of highly relevant opportunities directly to your inbox, without the need for manual searching.
What Researchers at Beth Israel Lahey Health Are Saying
“Compared to the weekly Beth Israel-wide research emails, this is definitely more tailored and I had a lot more interesting hits that I didn’t know about. The Maternal Medication and Milk Research is a big program forecasted. This gives me time to talk to other people who are doing milk research to see if this is worthwhile. I can start forwarding to other interested collaborators."
—Dr. Ai-Ris Collier, MD, Beth Israel Lahey Health
“This one that first came up—I have never heard of The Diabetes Action and Research in Education Foundation. I looked at other people who had gotten funding from them, and they’re legitimate people doing really cool work, and it seems like exactly the sort of thing that I could apply for that I never heard of, so if that’s the only thing you sent me, that’s a huge win.”
—Dr. Alexander Banks, Ph.D., Beth Israel Lahey Health
Your Questions Answered
What sources does OS Match scan?
OS Match scans all currently available and near-term-pending governmental and non-governmental research grants and funding opportunities.
For non-governmental sources, OS Match scans: foundations; associations; corporate grant awards; large family offices; private trusts; academic society prizes; fellowship, sabbatical and travel grant awards.
Can we use OS Match even if we're not on OS Web?
Yes, OS Match is platform agnostic. You can us OS Match without being on OS Web.
How are matches scored?
Matching relevancy is scored using our proprietary AI algorithms that ingest key words, publications, current areas of investigation, recent awards to researchers in same or similar disciplines, and an understanding of the nuances of the funding organizations listing the grants and opportunities available.
Can OS Match be used across my entire institution?
Yes, OS Match can be used across your entire institution.
How is OS Match different from grant databases?
OS Match produces funding results proactively, based upon the content of your lab site or research-centric website. The matches are customized to each particular faculty or PI, sorted for highest relevancy, and sent to your inbox every month.
Can I review and refine my matches?
In the next release of OS Match, in Q1 2026, if you have an OS Website, you will be able to refine your matches through key word additions and/or removals.
What setup is required for OS Match?
If you have an OS website already, no set up is required. You will begin receiving monthly funding matches on December 1, 2025. If you do not have an OS website, you can still receive OS Match by signing up and subscribing for a small monthly fee and OS Match will generate funding opportunities from your existing website, regardless of the platform.