• Ghost hunting can be funded with grants.Ghost image by Eagle from Fotolia.com
  
  Paranormal research is research on anything that lies outside normal scientific research and explanation. Ghosts, UFOs and cryptids all fall under the realm of paranormal activity, and every year ghost hunters and yeti seekers look for grant opportunities to fund their forays. With a weakening economy and a growing rate of universal skepticism, grant funding for paranormal research is becoming more difficult to find.
  
  

Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena

• The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena is a London-based organization that offers research grants to people and organizations both inside and outside the UK. However, those outside the country must be members of the organization to qualify for grants.
  
  ASSAP
  27 Old Gloucester Street
  London
  WC1N 3XX
  +08-45-652-1648
  assap.org
  
  

Parapsychology Foundation

• The Parapsychology Foundation is a nonprofit organization that offers grants and education opportunities for people and organizations associated with the parapsychology field of paranormal research. Research grants of up to $5,000 are available for individuals, universities and laboratories that have proposals involving original research in the field.
  
  Parapsychology Foundation
  PO Box 1562
  New York, NY, 10021
  212-628-1550
  parapsychology.org
  
  

Parapsychological Association Research Endowment

• The Parapsychological Association Research Endowment offers grant opportunities up to $10,000, but it prefers grant applications to fall between $2,000 and $5,000. Submitted proposals should be less than 3,000 words, and cover research in parapsychology or macroscopic psychokinetic phenomena. On acceptance, 90 percent of the grant money is awarded while the other ten percent held until a final report is submitted.
  
  Parapsychological Association, Inc.
  PO Box 24173
  Columbus, OH 43224
  202-318-2364
  parapsych.org