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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 & preaward@uta.edu

• 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 / preaward@uta.edu

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