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The Find Tab
Welcome to the Find Tab.
Please select a button to learn more.
Here is where you can look for funding
opportunities.
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The search engine also supports the
To begin, type your criteria into the Search
Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT.
Bar. Then press Enter on your keyboard or
Use these operators to add or subtract
click on the Go button.
information from your search.
Results can be sorted by Due Date or
By default, the newest opportunities will
Agency
Searchby
Results
clicking
will
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the
shown
appropriate
here.
be listed at the top.
column heading.
To begin a new search, click the Clear All button.
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ToThe
begin,
Funding
typeSources
your criteria
Tab provides
into the aSearch
way
Bar.
to search
Then press
for foundations,
Enter on your
state
keyboard
agenciesor
and
click
other
on the
granting
Go button.
entities.
Once a Funding Source is selected, an
opportunity can be created.
Complete the form on the left with
information from the Funding Source
website on the right.
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Unique funding opportunities can be
created
within
thethe
system
for sharing with
To begin,
click
Add Opportunity
peers and creating
project workspaces for
button.
collaboration.
The source
can be
URLnew
or aopportunity.
Document
Enter
the source
of ayour
uploaded into the system.
Once the source of the new opportunity
Additional data fields can be created by
has been entered , complete the form on
clicking the Add Custom Field button.
the left by selecting, dragging and
dropping information from the website or
Up to 10 of these fields can be created.
document on the right.
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Filters provide a quick way to select the
information that is needed.
Select to search for opportunities that are
open, closed, or both by clicking the
respective button.
By default, all open opportunities will be
displayed.
Several additional filters are available
such as Agency, Sub Agency and Database
Source.
To select a filter, click on the Filter Title.
Each filter will list items in order of the
number of opportunities found in the
database.
To select a filter item, click on the box
next to the item.
Only those opportunities from the
National Science Foundation will be
displayed.
Each filter has a search bar that allows
you to quickly and easily find the item
you need.
Begin typing and the search bar will do
the work, no need to press enter.
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Criteria entered in the Search Bar and all
The Save my search button will save all
filters that have been selected will be
search criteria.
saved.
To
Searches
executethat
a Saved
have Search
been shared
just click
by others
on the
To view your Saved Searches click on the
name.
in your
To delete
institution
a Saved
are viewable
Search click
by on
“Saved Searches” button.
selecting
the red
“Searches
“X” nextshared
to its name.
with me”.
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