pivot

PIVOT enables researchers to discover the right funding opportunities and effectively collaborate with colleagues. Designed for faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students, Pivot combines the most comprehensive, editorially maintained databases of funding opportunities and scholar profiles available, linking scholars with funding and funding with scholars using powerful and intuitive tools.

This is your opportunity to learn from a PIVOT expert about how best to leverage this rich resource for identifying funding opportunities and potential collaborators. Space is limited, so please register for a training session early -- email Tamara Wilgers.

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 24

  • 8:30 to 10 a.m. (Express Scripts Hall, room 106)
  • 12:30 to 2 p.m. (ITE, main conference room --> note: this particular session is for MIMH researchers only)
  • 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (Express Scripts Hall, room 103)

Trainer: Chris Horn, MLS Training Consultant Partner, Proquest (Pivot)

The Pivot for Researchers training will show you how to:

  • Access Pivot from any internet-connected computer using your own account
  • Find timely and relevant funding opportunities
  • Find scholars and experts in a variety of disciplines within your institution or worldwide
  • Update information in your own scholar profile
  • Use the Pivot Advisor to identify funding opportunities that may be of interest to you based on the information in your scholar profile or to find potential collaborators for specific funding opportunities
  • Track funding opportunities, save searches, and set up email alerts
  • Share searches and funding opportunities with others and see opportunities and searches others have shared with you
  • See what action others have taken on funding opportunities you have shared with them
  • Create and manage groups of people – both within your organization and worldwide – for  sharing funding opportunities and searches
  • Connect with your Research Office and keep abreast of deadlines or other internal coordination requirements

Register: email Tamara Wilgers.

Note: space is limited, please register early to guarantee your seat. Please include which session you would like to attend in your email.

If you can't attend a session, you can find training webinars and training videos (YouTube) online.