Funding discovery guide / Tools / Dimensions

Digital Science · checked October 12, 2026

Dimensions

Research intelligence (awarded grants linked to publications, patents, trials). Funder landscape analysis: who funds what, and who won before.

What it is

Research intelligence (awarded grants linked to publications, patents, trials)

Sold as

Standalone; tiered institutional subscriptions

Coverage (vendor-reported)

Awarded grants and linked research outputs (past awards, not open calls)

AI features

AI summaries and natural-language search features

Pricing

Free tier for individuals; institutional tiers not publicly priced

Best for

Funder landscape analysis: who funds what, and who won before

What to watch

Dimensions covers past awards. It does not replace an open-opportunity database for finding calls.

Official site: https://www.dimensions.ai/

Questions

Is Dimensions a funding opportunity database?: Not primarily. Dimensions links awarded grants to publications, patents and clinical trials. It's used to analyze funders and past awards, while tools like Pivot-RP or GrantForward list open opportunities.