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1 CREATING A RESEARCH INTEREST PROFILE WITH INFOED Research interest profiles are used by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) to find funding opportunities. By having a list of interests of faculty and staff, the staff of ORSP can quickly identify and target announcements to specificc people on campus. The process detailed below will help faculty and staff when they want to create or modify their interest profiles. ORSP subscribes to an online database called SPINPlus, so the processes described will pertain specifically to that database. Background on SPINPlus InfoEd International s SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) is the most widely used funding opportunity database in the world. Over 4,000 federal, state, private, non profit, and international funding sources are listed in the database and can be searched independently or automatically through the use of the SMARTS service. SMARTS (The SPIN Matching and Research Transmittal Service) is an automated daily alerts system that notifies researchers on a daily basis of funding opportunities that match their interests. ORSP uses SMARTS to create the actual research interest profiles. It is accessible from anywhere over the Internett and works on any operating system. These instructions pertain specifically to SMARTS. The process for locating funding through SPIN will be described later. Grants and Contracts

2 Creating a Research Interest Profile Open an Internet browser and navigate to Go to the SMARTS/GENIUSS portion of the SPINPlus database. Once there, you will want to select the Create a New Profile link. You will then be brought to a pick list of participating institutions. Scroll down the list and select UNF.

3 You will now enter the New Profile Registration screen. Here you will want to populate the information requested, select your affiliated department, and create a unique User Name and Password. Once you have completed all the fields, press the Submit button. Pressing Submit takes you to the Profile Summary Page. You can work your way through the page, selecting each link and filling in the information requested. You do not need to fill every field, but to creating a profile that will allow you to begin receiving the SMARTS daily e mail alerts containing new funding opportunities, you will need to populate at least the general and keywords fields.

4 The fields that are most important on this page are: General: Here you will want to provide your basic information. This is also where you set the parameters regarding your SMARTS daily e mail alerts. Note: If you select no to the first SMARTS output question, you will not receive any funding notifications from the system.

5 Keywords: The Keywords link is where you will select all keywords which fall in your area(s) of research interest. To the left will be blue hyperlink keywords which are the main categories (i.e., Agriculture, Education, Energy, etc.), by clicking on the blue hyperlink you will populate the keyword box to the right with all subtopic keywords associated with the main topic. If you would like to include all the subtopic keywords in your search criteria, you may place a check in the box next to the main category keyword. If

6 you are looking to select multiple subtopic keywords, this is achieved by holding down the control key on your keyboard while making your selections. You may also mix and match subtopic keywords from various main topics in your selection processs if you choose. Be sure to select Save Changes before moving on to the next screen. The keywords you have chosen will not be saved to your profile if you forget this step Please note that choosing Exact Matches will narrow your results returned and choosing Hierarchical Matches will broaden your results. A list of all keywords may be obtained from the Help section of the main SMARTS/GENIUS page for your reference. Applicant Type: You will want to choose all fields which apply to you in the Applicant Type area. Award Types: Heree you will want to choose all funding mechanisms in which you are interested. You may choose to not check any of the options and, if so, all will be used in your SMARTS matching which will increase the number of opportunities received on a daily basis.

7 Geographical Restrictions: When you click into this field the first thing you will notice is that No Restrictions is already checked this is a default setting and it is important for it to remain checked. You should proceed to check your geographic region as well as your state. Sponsor Types: Within this field you will want to select all sponsor types from which you will accept funding. If you make no selections, all categories will be used in your SMARTS matching. This will increase the number of opportunities you will receive in your SMARTSS mail.

8 Locations Tenable: Choose all countries/regions in whichh you would be interested in carrying out your project. If you make no selections, all categories will be used in your SMARTS matching. This will increase the number of opportunities you will receive in your SMARTSS mail. Position: Please select all positions (roles) which properly represent you. Once you have populated the fields outlined above for the purpose of receiving SMARTS e mail alerts, you may opt to continue on and populate the GENIUS Categories if you so choose. The GENIUS Categories will allow you to build a more comprehensive profile. The primary purpose of completing the GENIUS portion is so individuals at other participating institutions may browse your profile and contact you if they have similar research interests. Be sure to select Save Changes at the bottom of the screen before continuing. UNF s SPINPlus Administrator in ORSP will receive an e mail notifying them that your profile has been completed. They will then validate your newly created profile and you will begin receiving your daily SMARTS mail alerting you of relevant funding opportunities.