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Powered by Pivot-RP, Fund Finder is a comprehensive resource for global funding information, coupled with editorially curated scholarly profiles, and funding insights to efficiently match financial support to research and partners.

Sign up on Pivot for customized notifications of new opportunities delivered to your inbox. You can login and create an account using Single Sign On (SSO) with your UofL ID and password.

downarrowPivot-RP enables researchers to:
  • Save searches and track funding opportunities from over 23,000 active opportunities posted by over 13,000 sponsors tracked
  • Discover collaborators
  • Obtain tailored funding recommendations and alerts from federal, foundation, professional society or associations, and non US corporate sponsorship based on your interest
  • Gain insights from previously awarded grants
downarrowPivot-RP's Home Page

After signing in, Pivot-RP will display its Home Page by default if you have claimed your profile. Otherwise, it will display the Profiles page first until you claim your profile. See instructions on Claiming or Creating Your Profile below.

downarrowTo claim a profile:
  • Select Claim profile in the user menu. Pivot-RP displays a list of potentially matching profiles based on your account information, if it can find any.
  • If you see the correct profile, select This is me in the profile row.
  • If the email on the profile you are claiming matches the email on your Pivot-RP account, Pivot-RP sends a confirmation with a verification URL to your email. Open the verification URL to claim the profile.
  • Otherwise, Pivot-RP asks you to confirm that you still have access to one of the email addresses in the profile before sending the message.
  • If you do not have access to one of the emails in the profile, select this. Pivot-RP displays a form to request access to the selected profile. The information you submit is reviewed by Ex Libris. Once validated, Ex Libris updates the profile and sends you the message with the verification URL.
downarrow To create a profile:
  • Select Claim profile in the user menu. Pivot-RP displays a list of potentially matching profiles based on your account information, if it can find any.
  • Select Create Your Profile and select Continue in the confirmation dialog box. The Create Your Profile page appears.
  • Follow the on-screen steps to create your profile. When you are done, select Return to Pivot. The current tab/window closes and Pivot-RP refreshes, displaying your new profile.
  • Otherwise, Pivot-RP asks you to confirm that you still have access to one of the email addresses in the profile before sending the message.

Pivot-RP's Advisor can only suggest funding opportunities if you have at least one keyword defined in your profile.  In addition, faculty are encouraged to name and save relevant searches, then check ‘yes’ when asked about receiving new opportunities under this query for weekly updates. Please contact our office with requests for unit-level trainings and demos.

In addition, researchers are encouraged to explore the YouTube trainings listed below as well as the information available in the Ex Libris-Knowledge Center