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Pivot Database

Pivot Database

Pivot is a comprehensive, editorially maintained database of funding opportunities and pre-populated scholar profiles. All UCF faculty, staff, and students can use this resource to search for external funding opportunities and potential collaborators. Visit https://pivot.proquest.com/ to start searching.

Get started

With an account, you can save searches, receive alerts, and share opportunities.

Account Set Up & Claiming Your Profile

Create a new account with your name and UCF email (UCF Single Sign-On available)

Activate UCF Single Sign-On with an existing profile

Updating Your Pivot Profile

Funding Searches

Find opportunities from International, National, Local, and Private Funders

Using Advanced Search

Sharing Searches

Navigating Funding Searches

Run an Advanced Search in Pivot now

Tracking and Saving Searches

Managing Searches

Exporting funding results information

Seeking Funding – RD Tutorial (Click here to enroll)

UCF Saved Searches

Try some helpful saved searches based on UCF-specific criteria.

Office of Research – Targeted Research Alerts (TRAs)

State of Florida funding opportunities

Collaborator Searches

Find potential collaborators at UCF and externally.

Browse profiles for potential collaborators

Seeking Collaborators – RD Tutorial (Click here to enroll)

Run a Collaborator Search in Pivot now

Next Steps

Additional resources and support available.

Online Resources: Pivot Tutorial Videos, Pivot Tool Kit, and Pivot Help Desk

Request a funding search based on your research area

Request an individual or group Pivot meeting. We can help with account setup, questions, troubleshooting, searching tips, and more.

For more information, please contact: ResDev@ucf.edu