External Funding Opportunities & Pivot
Current Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):
- National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program Funding Opportunity - This grant program supports: (1) training students for master's and doctoral degrees in food, agricultural and natural resource sciences; and (2) Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA) for eligible USDA NNF beneficiaries. June 8, 2023.
National Institutes of Health (NIH):
- NINDS Sustainable Transformation of Institutional Research Rigor (RC2) (NIH) - This program aims to support the establishment of programs to enhance research rigor and transparency practices within academic and research institutions to promote a culture of high-quality neuroscience research. Attention to principles of rigorous study design and transparent reporting are essential to enable the neuroscientific community, as well as the biomedical community at large, to design and perform valid experiments and to assess the value of scientific findings. October 17, 2023.
- Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (R35) (NIH) - The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award provides support for a program of research in an early stage investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this NOFO, a program of research is a collection of projects in the investigator's lab that are relevant to the mission of NIGMS. October 3, 2023.
National Science Foundation (NSF):
- Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (NSF) - The long-range goal of the Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences program is to strengthen the nation's scientific competitiveness by increasing the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who pursue careers in the mathematical sciences, be they in academia, government, or industry. The RTG program supports efforts to improve research training by involving undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and faculty members in structured research groups pursuing coherent research programs. August 8, 2023.
Introducing ProQuest Pivot
ORSP is pleased to announce that faculty, staff and graduate students now have access to the ProQuest Pivot database to find funding opportunities and potential collaborators. Pivot is updated daily and includes comprehensive funding opportunities across a wide range of disciplines from federal, non-federal, foundation and other private sponsors.
If you already have a Kean ProQuest account you can use that login to access pivot.
Quick Start Guide
This PDF Quick Start Guide outlines how to create your account and describes some of Pivot’s most important functions.
Pivot YouTube Video Tutorials
Links to playlists containing instructions on various Pivot functions: