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Using COS Funding Opportunities The World’s Largest Funding Information Database

Using COS Funding Opportunities The World’s Largest Funding Information Database. ™. http://fundingopps.cos.com. COS Funding Opportunities. Helps you find the funding information you need quickly and easily.

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Using COS Funding Opportunities The World’s Largest Funding Information Database

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  1. Using COS Funding Opportunities • The World’s Largest Funding Information Database ™ • http://fundingopps.cos.com

  2. COS Funding Opportunities Helps you find the funding information you need quickly and easily. • Comprehensive –contains over 23,000 records from numerous sponsor types across all disciplines, making it the world’s largest funding database. • Easy to use – offers varied and intuitive search interfaces, downloadable search results, direct links to records, and search tracking/saving. • Current information – updated daily by a team of specialized editors. • Quality data – obtained directly from the sponsoring organizations to ensure quality and reliability.

  3. Contents • A COS Funding Opportunities Record • Using COS Funding Opportunities Search Interfaces • Special Features of COS Funding Opportunities • Applications of COS Funding Opportunities

  4. Contents • A COS Funding Opportunities Record • Using COS Funding Opportunities Search Interfaces • Special Features of COS Funding Opportunities • Applications of COS Funding Opportunities

  5. Information in the record includes deadline, award amount, and citizenship, location and organization-type requirements… Every COS Funding Opportunities record contains the information you need to decide if you might wish to apply.

  6. … as well as abstract, full contact information, the date the record was last revised…

  7. …a URL for bookmarking the record, the list of COS Keywords associated with this record and the Funding Type.

  8. Contents • A COS Funding Opportunities Record • Using COS Funding Opportunities Search Interfaces • main search • simple search • search wizard • view by sponsor • search geographically • Special Features of COS Funding Opportunities • Applications of COS Funding Opportunities

  9. Main Search Use this option for searching the entire database.

  10. Search by using All Fields and Deadline. This search will look for opportunities containing the term “Higher Education” and those with deadlines on or before December 31, 2006 or those with continuous or undefined deadlines. The main search interface The main search interface

  11. This search returned 758 results.

  12. Browse the COS Keywords hierarchy or search for a specific keyword at the bottom of the keyword browser. You can also use the Main Search form to search or browse by COS Keywords Click on the hyperlinked name of the keyword to add it to your search form. The COS KeywordBrowser

  13. You can also indicate which requirements you meet, your citizenship, and where you would like to use the funding. The terms you choose will appear on your search form Tip: Selecting the explode option will include all terms in the hierarchy underneath the chosen keyword. e.g. Exploding the keyword “Education” will include the 150+ terms within that category such as Higher Education, Special Education and Women’s Education. Tip: Hold the ‘Control’ (PC) or ‘Open Apple’ (Mac) key to select more than one item from a picklist.

  14. By default, the results list is sorted by relevancy, but you can choose to sort it by Grant Title, Sponsor, Deadline or Amount. Click on any of the hyperlinked column headings to sort the list by your desired criteria. For Example, if you click on ‘Grant Title’ the entire results list will be re-sorted. This search returned 24 results

  15. Click on any hyperlinked Grant Title to see the full Funding Opportunities record. The results list is now sorted by Grant Title.

  16. Simple Search This interface is for basic searching. Entering free text in the text box will search all of the Funding Opportunities fields for your search criteria.

  17. Search Wizard Use the Funding Opportunities Search Wizard for a step-by-step process to help you set up your funding search. Search Wizard Use the Funding Opportunities Search Wizard for a step-by-step process to help you set up your funding search.

  18. First, indicate which of the choices best describes you or your employer.

  19. Next, specify the country or countries of which you are a citizen or permanent resident.

  20. Note: As you fill in your search criteria, the Search Summary on the left side of the screen will show what you’ve chosen so far. It will also tell you how many opportunities your search currently returns. You may choose to see those results at any time. Then, indicate which funding type you would like to receive.

  21. Now select which sponsor types interest you.

  22. Click on ‘Show Results’ to see the list of funding opportunities for your specified criteria. Finally, enter which terms best describe your field of interest.,

  23. There are four results that match your criteria for this search.

  24. View by Sponsor Search the Funding Opportunities database by sponsor

  25. Search for a sponsor using the text box or browse for one by clicking on a letter.

  26. This brings you to a list of all sponsors starting with ‘N’. Click a sponsor name to find all current opportunities from that sponsor, e.g., National 4-H Council.

  27. These results list all opportunities currently open from the 4-H Council.

  28. Search Geographically Use this option to easily limit searches by citizenship, sponsor country, or activity location

  29. The Geographic search screen allows you to click on any country of the world, or scroll to it from our picklist.

  30. Choose to see funding from Australia based sponsors

  31. Click on the appropriate link to see a list of Funding Opportunities from Australia-based sponsors with deadlines in the next 6 weeks.

  32. Your results display the 335 opportunities from Australia based sponsors with deadlines in the next 6 weeks.

  33. See Funding Opportunities by sponsor

  34. A list of all Australia-based sponsors. Click the hyperlinked sponsor name to see the open funding opportunities from that sponsor.

  35. View funding opportunities from Australia-based sponsors by subject area.

  36. Click “View” next to the subject area for which you are interested in seeing Funding Opportunities.

  37. A list of 59 Education funding opportunities from Australia based sponsors.

  38. View Funding Opportunities by popular sponsor types.

  39. Click “View” for the funding type that interests you.

  40. There are 215 Artistic Pursuit Funding Opportunities from Australia based sponsors.

  41. Search for funding for Australian citizens.

  42. You are taken to a page identical to the Funding Opportunities main search page, but you will see that the citizenship has been pre-selected to Australia. Use this search form the same way you would use the main search form.

  43. Search for funding for your research to be done in Australia.

  44. Use this search form to search for funding for research activities to be conducted in Australia.

  45. Contents • A COS Funding Opportunities Record • Using COS Funding Opportunities Search Interfaces • Special Features of COS Funding Opportunities • - search language • share a record • download your results • refine your query • save your search • use record track • Applications of COS Funding Opportunities

  46. Search Methods – And / Or / Not • You can use these special words to connect your search terms for specific results: • AND – returns opportunities containing all of the parameters you set • e.g., searching for WIND AND ENERGY will find profiles containing the word WIND and the word ENERGY somewhere in the field(s) you are searching. • OR –returns opportunities containing any of the parameters you set • e.g. searching for WIND OR ENERGY will find all records that contain the word WIND or the word ENERGY, or both. • NOT – lets you exclude parameters • e.g., searching for WIND NOT ENERGY will find records that contain the word WIND but do not contain the word ENERGY.

  47. Search Language – other tricks • You can use these special characters to connect your search terms for specific results: • Wild Card * – find variations on a word • e.g., ENVIROMENT* finds profiles with words such as ENVIRONMENTAL and ENVIRONMENTS. • Proximity w/# – find words used together but not necessarily in an exact phrase • e.g., WIND w/2 ENERGY finds profiles where these two words are separated by not more than two words, such as those with the phrase WIND TURBINE ENERGY.

  48. Search Language – more tricks • You can use these special characters to connect your search terms for specific results: • Exact Phrase “ ” – find a precise phrase. • e.g., WIND ENERGY in quotation marks finds profiles where these two words appear together as a phrase. • Precedence ( ) – execute a series of search commands in a particular order. • e.g., (HIV OR AIDS) NOT EDUCATION finds profiles with the terms HIV and/or AIDS, then excludes those with the word EDUCATION. Tip: See http://fundingopps.cos.com/docs/userguide.shtml for full information about searching. This help documentation is available via the ‘instructions’ link from every COS Expertise page.

  49. COS Record Share You can e-mail any record to colleagues, even if they don’t have access to COS Funding Opportunities.

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