Search Engines and Databases
Community of Science - Pivot -
Use an on-campus computer and go directly to
http://pivot.cos.com.
Or
Use an off-campus computer and log into Pivot with your username and password
Creating Your Account/User Name and Password:
- Go to http://pivot.cos.com and click on the Sign up link in the upper right of the screen.
- Fill out your name, email, password, and affiliated institution. (The email you register with must be the email ending with “tamuc.edu ” (Pivot will not allow you to create an account if you enter a non-institutional email address.)
- Click the “Create my account” button and Pivot will send you an email to the address you supplied; in the email will be a verification URL.
- Click on the URL and you can begin using Pivot right away!
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GuideStar - National Database of Nonprofit Organizations offers free grant searches. You must register to search the database and the registration is free.
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FedConnect - A search engine for finding opportunities for federal contracts and grants.
Texas eGrants- State of Texas website to search for competitive funding opportunities