Transcript Finding Funding

OGCS
Meet and Greet – Resource Kickoff
Funding Search Tips
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Start Your Funding Searches Early!!!
6 to 12 months before you need the funds
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Have a Search Plan
What are your Goals & Objectives?
(Objectives are the steps to accomplish your goals)
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Search for Programs that Match Your Goals and
download the Program’s Guidelines/RFPs/RFAs.
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Contact (Call/Email) the Funding Agency
Program Officer and your OGCS Contact Person ASAP to
discuss your ideas & submission requirements.
Funding Search Tips (cont.)
OGCS website: Funding Sources
• Funding Opportunities via the Internet
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http://nau.edu/Research/Grants-Contracts/ExternalFunding/
Funding Search Tips (cont.)
PIVOT
“Sign Up” first from any on-campus computer, go to the
PIVOT url: http://pivot.cos.com. Enter the requested
information for your name and e-mail address, and affiliate
your account with Northern Arizona University. NAU IP
addresses are recognized by Pivot, so you may start
searching for funding or faculty profiles right away.
Once registered, all NAU users can log in at
http://pivot.cos.com with their Pivot username and password
anytime & anywhere.
Funding Search Tips (cont.)
SPIN
A funding opportunities database designed to provide
up-to-date information on current national and int’l
govt. and private funding sources.
Get started
For complete instructions on using SPIN, download the
user guide from the OGCS homepage.
To register, go to:
www.infoed.org/genius_live/create_new.asp
Other Funding Opportunities
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Foundations/Corporations/Associations
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American Cancer Society, Microsoft, Assoc. for Women
Journalists, etc.
Check with other faculty, chairs, and deans
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Google: “Funding for……” or “Grants for……”
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Grants.gov - www.grants.gov
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Agency websites: NSF, NIH, USEd, USDA
NAU
 Internal Funding:
http://nau.edu/Research/Funding/Intramural-Funding/
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External Funding:
http://nau.edu/Research/Grants-Contracts/External-Funding/