Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
The Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) Plus is a Web-based module for grants and contracts administration.
The module, developed by InfoEd International, includes three separate features geared toward helping both MSU faculty and RSP staff search for external funding and collaborate with researchers across the globe:
- SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network): A searchable database of funding opportunities from current national and international government and private funding sources, including fellowships, research grants, publication support, curriculum development, and more. SPIN can be used to conduct manual searches of funding opportunities, but also has an advanced search tool allowing users to identify funding by specific scientific keywords, grant types and sponsors.
- GENIUS (Global Expertise Network for Industry, Universities and Scholars): GENIUS can assist investigators in identifying potential collaborators through a registry and expertise profile system that contains profiles and/or curriculum vitae created and updated by faculty. GENUIS is used to store specific information about the user, such as scientific areas of interest, biosketches, degrees and contact information.
- SMARTS (SPIN Matching and Research Transmittal Service): An automated daily alert system that uses both the GENIUS profiles and SPIN database to notify investigators of relevant new programs that match their profiles. SMARTS sends relevant funding opportunities to users via daily E-mail reports (when there are relevant matches) in either summary or full program format.
ORSP will work individually with faculty and staff to develop customized SPIN searches and profiles to assist in identifying funding opportunities for their research interests. To schedule an appointment, contact Janet Cline at 3-2541, or via e-mail at jl.cline@moreheadstate.edu.
Click here to access the SPIN database
