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Funding Search Resources

The Office of Grant and Contract Services provides access to NAU faculty, staff and students for online searches through the SPIN Plus computerized database containing funding opportunities by federal agencies, private and corporate foundations, and others. Also included as part of the SPIN Plus system is the GENIUS/SMARTS System - a profile and matching service which allows faculty, staff and students to receive timely e-mails containing funding source information.

SPIN Plus
SPIN Plus is a web-based system that includes a database of funding opportunities, a database of investigator profiles, and a matching alert service. SPINPlus includes three product modules: SPIN, SMARTS, and GENIUS.

SPIN is a funding opportunities database designed to provide up-to-date information on current national and international government and private funding sources. All of the data in SPIN is obtained directly from the sponsoring agencies to ensure the integrity of the information.

GENIUS is a global WWW network and database of scientific and scholarly expertise. The system contains profiles entered and maintained by scholars and researchers at leading universities and research institutions throughout the world. GENIUS serves as a registry of institutional talent and expertise to be used by industry and academia and provides a searchable resource for identifying interest and expertise for industry/university partnering, global partnering, and sponsored funding matches.

SMARTS is an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system which provides investigators with a direct and targeted electronic link to comprehensive, current, and available national and international research funding information. The investigator profile information is collected via forms in GENIUS and used for matching with the SPIN database. Matching is conducted on a daily basis and programs are automatically emailed to individual researchers.

Search for Funding Opportunities Using SPIN
Create or Modify a GENIUS Profile

For complete instructions on how to search for funding opportunities with SPIN or to create or modify a GENIUS profile, please download the SPIN Plus User Guide here. Internal Funding Information
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies offers competitive grant programs for faculty and students in support of research activities and travel expenses.

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