The Find Tab

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• The Find Tab

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Welcome to the Find Tab. Here is where you can
look for funding opportunities.
Please select a button to learn more.
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Cancer NOT Research
To begin, type your criteria into the Search Bar.
Then press Enter on your keyboard or click on
the Go button.
The search engine also supports the Boolean
operators AND, OR, and NOT. Use these operators
to add or subtract information from your search.
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Search Results will be shown here.
By default, the newest opportunities will be
listed at the top.
Results can be sorted by Due Date or Agency by
clicking on the appropriate column heading.
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To begin a new search, click the Clear All button.
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To begin, type your criteria into the Search Bar.
Then press Enter on your keyboard or click on
the Go button.
The Funding Sources Tab provides a way to search
for foundations, state agencies and other
granting entities.
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Once a Funding Source is selected, an opportunity
can be created.
Complete the form on the left with information
from the Funding Source website on the right.
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Unique funding opportunities can be created
within the system for sharing with peers and
creating project workspaces for collaboration.
To begin, click the Add Opportunity button.
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Enter the source of your new opportunity.
The source can be a URL or a Document uploaded
into the system.
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Once the source of the new opportunity has been
entered , complete the form on the left by
selecting, dragging and dropping information from
the website or document on the right.
Additional data fields can be created by clicking
the Add Custom Field button. Up to 10 of these
fields can be created.
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Filters provide a quick way to select the
information that is needed.
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Select to search for opportunities that are open,
closed, or both by clicking the respective
button. By default, all open opportunities will
be displayed.
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Several additional filters are available such as
Agency, Sub Agency and Database Source. To
select a filter, click on the Filter Title.
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Each filter will list items in order of the
number of opportunities found in the database.
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To select a filter item, click on the box next to
the item. Only those opportunities from the
National Science Foundation will be displayed.
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Each filter has a search bar that allows you to
quickly and easily find the item you need.
Begin typing and the search bar will do the
work, no need to press enter.
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The Save my search button will save all search
criteria.
Criteria entered in the Search Bar and all
filters that have been selected will be saved.
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To view your Saved Searches click on the Saved
Searches button.
To execute a Saved Search just click on the name.
To delete a Saved Search click on the red X
next to its name.
Searches that have been shared by others in your
institution are viewable by selecting Searches
shared with me.
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