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Funding Opportunity Databases & Alert Services
The Pre-Award Services Office can assist faculty and graduate students in
identifying possible sources of funding. These may be in the form of
research grants, collaborative activities, travel, curriculum development,
conference support, fellowships, post-doc positions, equipment acquisition,
operating or capital expenses, and more.
Two searchable databases of funding opportunities via the internet are
available to help identify where to submit your proposal. Access is restricted to Montana State University campuses.
Note: These databases are NOT just for scientists. They also include
funding opportunities in the areas of humanities, arts, social sciences,
etc.
COS has a database of 23,000 funding opportunities
updated daily.
 Access restricted to Montana State University campuses.
Community of Science (COS) provides access to services that help you find
funding, publicize research online, locate potential collaborators, and
conduct research activities online.
SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) is a database of 11,000+
funding opportunities updated daily.
Access restricted to Montana State University campuses.
SPIN, GENIUS, and SMARTS are products of a company called InfoEd
International, Inc. They have developed information and management software
systems and services for the R&D community for 10 years.
SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) is a database of national and
international government and private funding sources that support higher
education and research.
Create your faculty profile in GENIUS. Choose keywords that identify your
areas of research interest, and you will receive e-mail alerts of new
funding opportunities as they become available. Search the GENIUS database
to identify collaborators worldwide. SPIN becomes accessible from off
campus with your Username and Password.
The new SPINPlus Tutorial (Power Point) will assist you in getting up and
running quickly, with just the information needed to start searching for
funding opportunities and entering a GENIUS profile.
Funding Alert Services
COS and SPIN offer funding alert services to help you target the
announcements you want to receive. Please take a few minutes to complete
your individual faculty profiles in GENIUS and COS Expertise,
select your research keywords in COS Funding Alert, then sit back and wait for the
funding opportunity e-mails to arrive.
You may already be getting alerts from COS. COS creates a broad
"introductory search" when MSU sends names to them. Keywords you select in
your Funding Alerts will significantly narrow the results to fit your
research interests.
For assistance, call 994-6240 or e-mail Audrey Thurlow, at the PreAward Services office.
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