Faculty, administrators and students have access to two funding
databases, PIVOT and SPIN. These databases contains funding
information related to research, curriculum development, training,
equipment acquisition, workshops/conferences, travel in support of
collaborations, and other professional activities. These databases
include some funding opportunities directed specifically toward
students but they generally do not include information about
individual scholarship programs or financial aid for
students.
PIVOT: http://pivot.cos.com/
SPIN:
https://spin.infoedglobal.com/Home/GridResults
INTRODUCING PIVOT
PIVOT is an enhanced funding database which provides a
collaborative approach to research . It is a product of
RefWorks-COS which is a unit of ProQuest, LLC. PIVOT may be
used to search for grant information and to communicate with
colleagues at St. John's as well as those at other institutions
which use PIVOT. PIVOT helps to identify and connect funding
opportunities with interested researchers through the use of a
detailed personal profile and tracking mechanism. Its search
feature may be customized by many fields such as: program title,
award amount, sponsor and country. Sponsors include private
foundations, public agencies, national and local governments,
corporations, and more. These sponsors provide substantial funding
for research in such disciplines as physical sciences, social
sciences, life sciences, health and medicine, as well as arts and
humanities.
The Office of Grants and Sponsored Research will continue to
provide the St. John’s community with substantial and reliable
information pertaining to all aspects of sponsored programs. We
will assist with PIVOT user training. The acquisition of
PIVOT emphasizes our strong commitment to provide our
researchers with the best resources available. If you wish to
establish an individual account, please contact Clare Byrne at
byrnec1@stjohns.edu (ext. 6588) for assistance.
Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
SPIN contains information on more than 8,000 current funding
opportunities, i.e., grants, fellowships and other support
programs. Published by InfoEd, Inc., the database is updated almost
daily. The user will find a helpful keyword thesaurus divided into
twelve major categories or topics. Included among the broad topics
are separate sections on: Arts/Humanities; Behavioral/Social
Sciences; Education; Science and Technology; Mathematics; Computer
Science; Management/Commerce; and Law. After clicking on a broad
topic, the SPIN user has the option of narrowing his/her search by
selecting one or more descriptive keywords. An individual may sign
up for email notification of opportunities relevant to his/her
discipline.
This is a very important point. Students should expect that they
will be eligible for only a small percentage of the grant
opportunities appearing in each of these databases. The majority of
the grant opportunities included in these databases are intended to
support the activities of independent professionals and others with
terminal degrees -- usually a doctorate -- in their discipline.
Therefore, when conducting a search for funding opportunities for
students, one may wish to narrow his or her search to funding
opportunities specifically intended to support students.
These databases are not designed to provide information relating
to traditional forms of financial aid, scholarships or loans for
students. Nor is this a form of employment service for students.
The type of information for students contained in these databases
include the most competitive of academic programs, including
dissertation fellowships, summer research internships for
undergraduates, a limited number of travel opportunities, and so
on.
Note: The SPIN database cannot be accessed through AOL,
Netcom, or any other private ISP (Internet Service Provider). These
databases may only be accessed through the "stjohns.edu"
domain.