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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley Hawthorne Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 04, 2012 1:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> GradFunding@list.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> October GradFunding - Advice<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>This simple step could earn you thousands of dollars. (And it does not involve working from home or secret shopping.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Sign up for funding alerts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>As a University of Arizona student you have access to an amazing array of resources. These resources include searchable databases of funding opportunities. Exploring these databases will give you insight into the opportunities that are available for you and your work. Both of the databases featured in this article also provide personalized funding alerts that will deliver relevant opportunities directly to your inbox. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="http://pivot.cos.com/shome">Pivot</a></span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> (<a href="http://pivot.cos.com/shome">http://pivot.cos.com/shome</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Pivot is managed by the Community of Science, but also contains extensive information for the humanities and arts. Use the Advanced Search option to determine which key words and perimeters give you the best results. Under “Limited Submission” you can specify “funding type” and choose types such as dissertation funding, research, travel, or postdoctoral study. You can also specify “graduate student” under “requirements.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Once you find a productive combination of search terms and requirements, you can save the search. When you save the search, you will be asked if you would like weekly updates. Yes, you do. A weekly email will be delivered to your inbox with fresh opportunities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="http://www.grantforward.com/index">GrantForward</a> </span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>(<a href="http://www.grantforward.com/index">http://www.grantforward.com/index</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>GrantForward is another excellent database of funding opportunities. Under the Advanced Search, you can specify “grant type” and choose from a list including options such as: doctoral, fellowship and scholarship, or travel. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>GrantForward also gives you the opportunity to save your searches and receive weekly updates on the searches. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The funding world is full of strange and specialized niches. For example, the Newberry Library has a fellowship for research that links the collections at the Newberry with the </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#191919'>Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. For the right researcher, this fellowship is an ideal opportunity. Signing up for the Pivot and GrantForward funding alerts will notify you of opportunities that may be equally as obscure, but a perfect fit for your research.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Shelley Hawthorne Smith, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>University of Arizona Graduate College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>520-626-0870 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="mailto:ssmith@grad.arizona.edu">ssmith@grad.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>