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Making the Connections to Further Research. American University November 15, 2011. The Core Challenge. Funding. Researchers. Finding Funding. Funding Opportunities.
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Making the Connections to Further Research American University November 15, 2011
The Core Challenge Funding Researchers
Finding Funding Funding Opportunities A global database, packed with 26,000 records of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billion, COS Funding Opportunities helps you find grants and fellowships, and other monies form both private and public sponsors. Updated daily!
What is COS Funding Opportunities ? • Most comprehensive source for connecting researchers to funding opportunities • Trusted source for 30 years • From 89 countries • All categories of sponsors, public and private • Funding for many purposes: grants, fellowships, capital improvements, travel, visiting professors, training and more
Scope of Content • Activity locations all over the world • Over 11,500 national and international sponsors including government agencies, private foundations, corporations, non-profit organizations etc… • Advanced academic and professional work (not financial aid or undergrad scholarships) • All opportunities are currently available; once a deadline has passed, the record is purged from the database
Selection of Covered Sponsors • US Government Agencies • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • US Department of Defense (DoD) • National Science Foundation (NSF) • Non US Government Agencies • Finland’s Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) • Australian Commonwealth Government • UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) • Private Foundations • Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation • Hereditary Disease Foundation • Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation • Wellcome Trust • Academic Institutions • University of British Columbia • Harvard University • FreieUniversitat Berlin • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) • Professional Organizations • American Academy of Optometry (AAO) • College Women's Association of Japan (CWAJ) • Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) • Other Non-Profit Organizations • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) • Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science, Inc. • Center for Science in the Public Interest • Millay Colony for the Arts, Inc. • Commercial Organizations • DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund • American Express Company • ExxonMobil Corporation • Austrian Broadcasting Company (ORF) • Multinational Organizations • United Nations (UN) • World Health Organizations (WHO) • Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • State, Province or Local Government • Fonds Quebecois de la Recherche Sur la Nature et les Technologies • New South Wales (NSW) Government • New York Public Library
Develop Connections Scholar Universe A database of nearly 3 million profiles of scholars and researchers from around the world that helps you find potential collaborators, peer–reviewers, mentors, consultants and experts. Your network is the world’s scholarly community!
Academic/ scholarly community 3 million scholar profiles COS Scholar Universe Combines editorial controls and scholar input International scope Updated by manual and automated processes
Why Scholar Universe? • Nearly 3 million profiles and growing • Global coverage – 75 countries, 2,100 universities • Over 200 disciplines represented • Proprietary disambiguation algorithm to link people to publications • An aggregated content store is produced from • Public sources, publishers, academic institutions, integrated web searches
Content Sources • Scholar supplied information • Researcher’s websites • Content from over 70 CSA-proprietary databases mined for author publications back to 1990 • ABI/INFORM publications dating back to 1985 • ERIC dating back to 1990 • All ProQuest databases • Indexed information found in publically available sites • PubMed – Author publications back to 1956 • Editorial processes are applied to content for validation and consistency
International in scope Scope Multi-disciplinary – Over 200 disciplines covered North America 57% Europe 29% Asia 6% Australia/New Zealand 5% Mid East 2% Latin America 1%
Extended Profile Content • Contact information including E-mail address • Up-to-date author affiliation • Links to Co-author scholar profiles • Verified publication list (not necessarily a complete list) • Link to scholar’s CV • Link to personal web site • Research Interests • Additional information as available such as • Grants • Associations • Honors
COS Scholar Universe: Benefits Helps researchers • Identify potential collaborators • Establish international collaborations • Make contact with potential mentors • Keep an eye on competitors Helps institution • Manage faculty research profiles • Keep an eye on other research communities