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WHAT IS PIVOT?
Pivot is a powerful tool that will help you to:• Find and track potential funding opportunities
• A global database packed with 28,000 records of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billion & updated daily; Pivot uses an advanced algorithm to help you find grants and other monies from public and private sponsors
• Find potential collaborators from UTA and worldwide• Over 3.2 million faculty profiles and growing, with over 200
disciplines represented from 75+ countries and 2,100 universities
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ACCESSING PIVOT
• Go to http://pivot.cos.com from anywhere–automatic association with UTA on campus
• Don’t forget to log in to save your searches, track funding opportunities, and more
• Compatible Browsers include Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari
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CREATING A PIVOT ACCOUNT
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USING PIVOT
My best advice:USE THE ADVANCED SEARCH FUNCTION!
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SEARCHING FOR OPPORTUNITIES
• Use keywords!• Check the “Explode” box to get more matches• Activity Location – United States / Unrestricted• Filter by deadlines or sponsor requirements• Don’t forget to use the “Exclude Opportunities” section
to further refine your search• Use Truncation (Asterisk), Proximity Operators (pre/#,
w/#), Exact Phrase Searching (Double Quotes), and Precedence (Parentheses) to give your search more flexibility.
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SEARCHING FOR OPPORTUNITIES
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SAVING SEARCHES
Once you’ve added your keywords and other search criteria, you can save it. Pivot can send you weekly emails with
new opportunities that match your saved search.
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TRACKING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Step 1 is to search; Step 2 is to track.
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TRACKING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Now your tracked opportunities show up in your home screen. You can add the deadline to your calendar, add
tags & email reminders, and share with your collaborators.
Under Options menu
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ACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
If you’re pretty certain that you want to apply to a given opportunity, you can add it to “Active Opportunities” to set
it aside from your longer list of Tracked Opportunities.
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ACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
Active Opportunities have all the same options as Tracked Opportunities, but they are set apart for easy access.
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BUILDING YOUR PROFILE FOR BETTER RESULTS
• Log in to your Pivot account and click on your name• Click “Claim Profile”• You can either click “This is me” if your name pre-
populates, or click “Create your Profile” if no match is found
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BUILDING YOUR PROFILE FOR BETTER RESULTS
Pivot allows users to update the following profile information:
•Name•Email Addresses•Webpages•ORCID ID•Expertise•Affiliations
•Education•Keywords•Languages•Associations•Honors
Pivot updates publications and faculty bios automatically on a periodic basis.
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ADDITIONAL PIVOT FUNCTIONALITY
• Funding Advisor (based upon profile information)• Using Pivot to find potential collaborators – both at UTA
and external institutions• Quick Searching by Sponsor / Text• Customizable deadline notifications• Creating a group for easy sharing of funding
opportunities (non-users can view for 14 days)• Tracking Limited Submissions• Curated Lists
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NEED HELP WITH PIVOT?
• Call or email your OGCS Pre-Award Specialist at (817) 272-2105 & [email protected]
• Visit Support / Help – https://pivot.desk.com
• Visit Pivot’s Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/ProQuestPivot
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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
Alyson StearnsPre-Award Specialist, Office of Grant & Contract Services
(817) 272-2105 / [email protected]
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