UCR RED Funding Opportunities

• NEW! UCR Research Seed Funding and Grant Program

  New! UCR Research Seed Funding and Grant Program 

  UCR’s Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) is pleased to announce the call for the New UCR Research Seed Funding and Grant Program. The intention of the program is to enable UCR faculty to initiate, continue, or expand their research, scholarly work, and creative activities, and increase their competitiveness for extramural funding. A total of $1,150,000 will be available for this competition for three types of awards as described below. Faculty from all disciplines and methodological approaches from all schools, colleges, departments, and programs are encouraged to apply. This internal competition may be continued annually based on its outcomes, applicants’ and awardees’ feedback, and funds availability. For this initial competition, funds will need to be spent between the award date (expected to be June 1, 2026, or sooner) and June 30, 2027.  

  In recent years, we have conducted three funding competitions through the Southern California Opportunities to Advance Sustainability, Innovation, and Social Inclusion – Internal Funding Awards (SoCal OASIS^® IFA) initiative, totaling $4.6 million. The first competition achieved a strong 5.5× return on investment, based on external awards secured by SoCal OASIS IFA recipients. While it is still early to estimate the outcomes of projects funded through the other competitions, we anticipate a similar return on investment.

  Nonetheless, based on recommendations from the Chancellor’s academic and leadership retreat on October 6, 2025, and in consultation with faculty, deans and other campus leaders, this new solicitation includes changes intended to expand the research areas represented in the awards and to address campus needs at different stages of research endeavors. These funding mechanisms support the campus’ priority of “Expanding our research enterprise to drive discovery, innovation, and economic development across Inland Southern California and beyond.”

  AWARD CATEGORIES
  There are three categories of awards.  PIs and co-PIs may participate in only one category and may submit or be listed on only one proposal within that category during this competition. Please read carefully all the instructions below as there are different requirements for each category.

  • Pre-seed Funding Awards (total available budget $50,000): Up to 20 awards of $2,500 each. Each proposal requires the participation of at least five participants (one PI and four co-PIs) from at least two colleges, schools, and/or other units (for example it could include one college or school and another administrative unit such as University Extension, Graduate Division, etc.). Proposals only involving various departments in the same college or school will not qualify. The purpose of these awards is to establish new cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary collaborations. The funds are intended to help facilitate the initial organization of a group of participants with different expertise, to tackle a new challenge in any area of research, scholarly work, or creative activity. For example, funds may be used to cover refreshment costs for weekly or monthly team gatherings. No budget justification is needed for these awards (but see USE OF FUNDS below). Each award will be issued as a $2,500 lump sum to the PI of the project, but with the expectation that funds will be used in agreement with the other project participants. Following completion of this award, teams are expected to be competitive for a Seed Funding Award (described below) in future solicitations.
  • Small Grant Awards (total budget $400,000): Proposals with one or more PIs (in the same or different unit) requesting budgets ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 will be awarded. The intention of these awards is to allow the PIs to complete a project in any area of research, scholarly work, or creative activity, for which external funds are insufficient, not available, or unlikely to be obtained. For example, while not a requirement, the funds could be used to support a graduate student researcher for a quarter of time in cases where other funds have become unavailable. In such a case, the campus will provide additional tuition and fees for that quarter outside the award budget. Alternatively, funds can be used to initiate or complete preliminary studies that will facilitate submission to external funding agencies.
  • Seed Funding Awards (total budget $700,000): Seven awards with at least two or more PIs (in the same or different unit) of up to $100,000. One award will be granted in each of the seven subcategories. Evidence of the team formation through existing collaboration is necessary for the proposal submission. The funds will allow PIs to jumpstart or continue research, collect/generate preliminary data, and position their working group competitively for large-scale, externally funded team projects. Proposals must clearly identify external funding opportunities that are expected to be sought within the next 12–18 months.

   

  The seven subcategories include the six areas of focus of the previous SoCal OASIS IFA solicitations (see: SoCal OASIS^® Areas of Focus), namely: 

  • Agriculture Technology and Food Security
  • Health Related Research 
  • Human Development
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Renewable Energy and Fuels
  • Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure

   

  And the new subcategory of: 

  • Fundamental Research and Other Areas of High Opportunity for External Funding not Covered by the Above.

  By “Fundamental Research” we mean any research, scholarly work, or creative activity devoted to gain a better understanding of basic concepts and expand knowledge, not necessarily solving a specific application. The subcategory of the proposal will need to be identified by the PI in the applications for the Seed Funding Awards. Only one subcategory can be selected.

  ELIGIBILITY
  Proposals are invited from all UCR individuals eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator. (For additional information on PI eligibility see Policy #527-3). Additional personnel may include postdocs, students, and staff.

  USE OF FUNDS
  The use of funds for this solicitation is intended to be very flexible. Funds may be used for any activity directly related to the conduct of the research, scholarly, creative, or outreach activity, e.g., salaries and benefits for staff, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or similar position; software or supplies; small pieces of equipment (less than $5,000); facility recharge; travel to meet with funding agencies, attend proposer workshops, coordinate with collaborators, and conduct field work; or other research expenses required to facilitate preparation of external proposals. Funds cannot be used for faculty salaries (including summer salary) or teaching buyouts, cost-share in external funding opportunities, seminar speakers, or travel to regular conferences. Use of funds for consultants and other participants external to UCR will be particularly scrutinized and only a few well-justified exceptions may be approved. All funds must be expended by the end of the project period. To focus on projects that can make rapid progress, no extensions of the award will be approved, and unexpended funds will be recovered. No cost-share or matching funds from other units are required and such contributions will not be considered in the selection process.

  SELECTION CRITERIA AND REVIEW PROCESS
  Proposals from previous recipients of SoCal OASIS IFA, even with successful project outcomes, will have lower priority in this competition for the Small Awards and the Seed Funding Awards. Proposals for the Pre-seed Funding Awards should not support established and ongoing collaborations.

  The selection criteria will include the following:

  • Proposal clarity and specificity in its objectives.
  • Project feasibility. 
  • Budget commensurable with activities proposed (no budget considerations for the Pre-seed Funding Awards). Budgets should not include F&A costs. 
  • Strength and background of the applicants.
  • Outcomes of previous SoCal OASIS IFA, if any. 

  In addition, for the Seed Funding Awards:

  • Evidence of the team formation through existing collaboration.
  • Clear identification of an upcoming external funding opportunity with a good match to the scope of the proposal.

  Applications for the Pre-seed Funding Awards will be reviewed and selections will be made by a RED committee. For the other awards, the applications will be reviewed, and recommendations will be made, by a joint RED and Faculty committee. Because of the large number of proposals anticipated and the focus on disbursing funds speedily, no detailed review feedback will be provided. However, recipients may be asked to reformulate part of the proposal or modify their proposed budgets. Proposals not complying with all the specific requirements will be returned without review.

  DEADLINE
  The internal proposal deadline for all categories of awards is March 15, 2026 at 11:55 p.m. (Pacific time).

  PROGRESS TRACKING AND REPORTING
  Awardees will be required to submit a two-page final project report within 60 days of the end of the award period. The report should include the results of the research, a financial statement, information about external funding opportunity submission, or efforts underway to obtain external funding if any. A template for the final project report will be provided. Lack of timely reporting may result in exclusion from future award opportunities. RED will use the reporting information to evaluate the efficacy of this strategic initiative and its sustainable continuation.

  APPLICATION FORMAT
  Bearing in mind that not all reviewers will have an extensive knowledge of their field of inquiry, faculty should use proposal language accessible to reviewers with different backgrounds. All categories of proposals use the same application format:

  1. Application Form (pdf)
  2. Research plan - No more than 2 pages for the Pre-seed Funding and Small Awards, single-spaced, and no more than 4 pages for the Seed Funding Awards. All narratives must use a 12-point font with at least one-inch margins on all sides. Proposals not complying with these space and page limit requirements will not be reviewed. 
  3. The narrative of the proposal should include a brief introduction, objectives, specific aims, and anticipated results (if applicable).
  4. List of publications or creative works cited in the narrative, if any (no page limitations for this list).
  5. Except for the Pre-seed funding awards, a budget outlining broad cost categories and a brief justification is required (no more than 2 pages for budget and justification). 
  6. CVs (no more than 2 pages for each investigator).
  7. Results of prior SoCal OASIS IFA awards, if applicable (1 page max.).
  8. For the Seed funding awards, external funding opportunities to be sought in the next 12-18 months (1 page max.).

  APPLICATION SUBMISSION
  Applications should be submitted through the "EasyChair" system at https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=5031753063812740027.

  Questions about the EasyChair application system should be directed to Marisela Martínez at vcredadmin@ucr.edu.

• Request for Proposals for RAISE@UCR Seed Grants

  This request for proposals is now closed.

  The UC Riverside Artificial Intelligence Research and Education Institute (RAISE@UCR) is requesting proposals for seed grants that will lead to the development of competitive research proposals to extramural funding agencies.

  
  Each proposal must include at least 2 PIs, from different areas as described at raise.ucr.edu/. These areas include: AI Foundations (Machine Learning; Robotics and Embodied AI), AI Applications (AI in Computational Sciences, AI in Natural and Agricultural Sciences, AI in Biology and Medicine, AI in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business) and AI in Education. At least one of the PIs must be affiliated with RAISE.

  
  PIs should submit a 2 page proposal in 11 point Times font that covers the following.

  • Description of the research theme, its significance, and nature of the work that would be conducted.
  • How the funding will help develop new research proposals, and what extramural funding agencies and programs the proposals would be submitted to, as well as an approximate timeline.
  • Track record of the PIs in receiving extramural funds.
  • Brief description of the PI expertise and any prior collaboration experience.

   

  Proposals must be submitted by Friday, October 3, 2025, by emailing to raise@ucr.edu.

  
  RAISE will provide support equivalent to 1 graduate student for 2 academic quarters (approximately $30K) provided the PIs provide support for 1 academic quarter. The PIs support must be in the form of GSR or equivalent, and should not be TA or fellowship support. The funds provided must be used for graduate student support only; it cannot be used for materials, supplies, travel, or PI summer salary. A PI could request an exception to support a post-doc partially with the funds instead of a graduate student, provided they also provide equivalent matching funds similar to the GSR support.

  
  In the interest of providing support to a larger group of faculty, priority will be given to those who have not already received support for post-docs from RAISE.

  
  Proposals stemming from research supported by this grant must be submitted through Research and Economic Development. PIs should submit a brief report at the end of one year on what research was accomplished with this support, the extramural proposals that were submitted, and the status of the proposals. Seeds grants are renewable based on the performance of the previous year and availability of funds.

• SoCal OASIS™ Internal Funding Awards (SoCal OASIS™ IFA)

  Awardees Announced for 3rd Round of SoCal OASIS™ Internal Funding Awards (SoCal OASIS™ IFA)

  The awardees of the medium and small-size awards for the Opportunities to Advance Sustainability, Innovation, and Social Inclusion Internal Funding Awards Opportunities to Advance Sustainability, Innovation, and Social Inclusion Internal Funding Awards, or SoCal OASIS™ IFA have been selected. The purpose of the program is to enable UCR faculty to initiate, continue, or expand research, scholarly, and creative activities in areas under the SoCal OASIS umbrella and increase their competitiveness for extramural funding in those areas. Faculty from all disciplines and methodological approaches from all schools, colleges, departments, and programs are encouraged to participate. We intend to continue this internal competition on an annual cycle based on outcomes of previous awards, applicants’ and awardees’ feedback, and funds availability.

  Over the last three years, RED has awarded more than $4 million in internal seed funding through the SoCal OASIS IFA program.

  3RD ROUND AWARD RECIPIENTS

  Medium Awards - [Read the 2024 Medium-Size Awardee Abstracts]

  Agriculture Technology and Food Security

  • AGLINK: Enhancing Drone-Based Remote Sensing for Digital Agriculture, PI: Zhaowei Tan (computer science and engineering)
  • Education & Workforce Development Pathways in Digital Agriculture: Creating a Regenerative Cycle of Talent in Inland Southern California, PI: Elia Scudiero (environmental sciences)

   

  Community Health and Health Disparity

  • Airborne, In-Vehicle Exposure to Tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) Phosphate across Diverse Microclimates in Southern California, PI: David Volz (environmental sciences)
  • Caregiving and Academic Success: Examining the Dual Burdens of Minority Students on Educational Achievement and Health Outcomes, PI: Chioun Lee (sociology)

   

  Human Development

  • AI+Math: Transforming Advanced STEM Education for Inland Empire Students, PI: Patricio Gallardo Candela (mathematics)
  • Body-Word-Voice: Theatre's Role in Facilitating Human Development by Offering Language and Structure, PI: Bella Merlin (theatre, film, and digital production)

   

  Natural Resource Management

  • Biomanufacturing of Fresh Irrigation Water from Saline Agricultural Drainage Water Using a Novel Algae-based Ion Pumping Membrane Process, PI: Haizhou Liu (chemical and environmental engineering)
  • Developing an Integrated Nanotechnology Platform for Comprehensive and Affordable Detection of PFAS Pollutants in Water, PI: Yadong Yin (chemistry)

   

  Renewable Energy and Fuels

  • SOLSTICE 2.0: Tackling Transmission and Land Barriers to Catalyze Clean Energy Growth in California, PI: Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales (mechanical engineering)
  • Transforming Geothermal Energy Sustainability and Earthquake Monitoring in the Salton Sea Region: an AI-based Approach, PI: Abhijit Ghosh (earth and planetary sciences)

   

  Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure

  • Enabling Next-Generation Sustainable Traffic Management via Advanced Sensing and Foundation, PI: Jiachen Li (electrical and computer engineering)
  • SEE-V2X: Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Communication Testbed for Connected Transportation and Infrastructure, PI: Hang Qiu (electrical and computer engineering)

   

  Small Awards

  Agriculture Technology and Food Security

  • Alfalfa as a Partner for Photovoltaics: Modeling Water Savings and Energy Generation Potential for Solar Plus Crop in Imperial County, California, PI: Emily Warmann (CE-CERT)
  • Building Resilient Ecosystems: Ecdysone in Quinoa for a Sustainable Agricultural Future, PI: Adam Jozwiak (botany and plant sciences)
  • Developing a Tobamovirus Assay for Consumer Products and Engaging Undergraduate Students in Hands-on Viromics, PI: Jason Rothman (microbiology and plant pathology) 
  • Essential Oils for Sustainable Mite Control in Cage-Free Chicken Production Systems, PI: Amy Murillo (entomology)
  • Exploiting Genetic and Genomic Resources to Improve Avocado’s Climate Resilience by Developing Salinity and Pathogen Resistant Rootstocks, PI: Patricia Manosalva (microbiology and plant pathology)

   

  Community Health and Health Disparity

  • Community Interpreting and Translation for Healthcare: Course Design, PI: Covadonga Lamar Prieto (Hispanic studies)
  • Healthy Emotional Aging for Minority Older Adults in Riverside County, PI: Tabea Springstein (psychology)
  • Real Time Estimation of Vehicular Exhaust Exposure for Drivers, PI: Sarah Petters (CE-CERT)
  • Urban Form and Environmental Risks: Untangling Relationships with Structural Racism through Deep Learning Models, PI: Yuzhou Chen (statistics)

   

  Human Development

  • Centering Environmental Relevance in Science Education, PI: Cecilia Cheung (psychology)
  • Cross-disciplinary Climate Change Pedagogy as a Means to Promote Career Readiness and Leadership in the Next Generation, PI: Hayden Hendley (psychology)
  • Investigating the Role of Personality Traits in Socioeconomic Conditions, PI: Stephen Antonoplis (psychology)
  • Privacy Risks and Defenses for Retrieval Augmented AI, PI: Basak Guler (electrical and computer engineering)

   

  Natural Resource Management

  • Easy-to-Use Sensing Platform for Rapid, On-site Detection Fecal Contamination of Agricultural Water, PI: Ahmed El-Moghazy (microbiology and plant pathology)
  • Engineering Heat-Tolerant Diatoms for Climate Resilience and Carbon Sequestration, PI: Tingting Xiang (bioengineering)
  • Leveraging Multimodal AI Models for Natural Resource Management, PI: Yinglun Zhu (electrical and computer engineering)
  • Wildfires and Pollinator Ecology: Investigating Postfire Succession and Diversity with eDNA, PI: Claudineia Pereira Costa (entomology)

   

  Renewable Energy and Fuels

  • Bio-Inspired Shape Optimization of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Blades for Renewable Energy Harvesting in the Inland Empire, PI: Yuanhang Zhu (mechanical engineering)
  • Exploring New Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Advanced Power Electronic Devices in Future Renewable Energy Systems, PI: Jianlin Liu (electrical and computer engineering)
  • Holistic Approaches to Develop High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Long Cycle Stability, PI: Juchen Guo (material science and engineering)
  • Studying Initial Steps in Pyrolysis of Ammonia for Hydrogen Fuel Production and in Combustion, PI: Jingsong Zhang (chemistry)

   

  Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure

  • An Open-Source Simulation Benchmark for Developing Sustainable Intelligent Transportation Systems, PI: Jiachen Li (electrical and computer engineering)
  • Driving Efficiency: AI-based Joint Optimization of Routes and Charging for Heavy-duty Electric Truck Fleets, PI: Nanpeng Yu (electrical and computer engineering)
  • Dual-Timeline Coordination for Safe and Sustainable Autonomous Vehicle Management, PI: Cong Liu (electrical and computer engineering)
  • Failure-Guided Data Augmentation for Sustainable Autonomous Driving Systems in the Inland Empire, PI: Qian Zhang (computer science and engineering)

   

  PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS

  Award Recipients for the 2nd Call
  awards of ~ $200,000
  awards of ~$25,000

  Award Recipients for the 1st Call
  awards of ~ $200,000
  awards of ~$25,000

  PURPOSE
  SoCal OASIS™ is a partnership with public and private stakeholders led by UCR to promote regional economic development in the Inland Empire through solutions-driven research, entrepreneurship, and workforce development focusing on sustainability, innovation, and social inclusion. SoCal OASIS addresses the climate, environmental, energy, health, and socioeconomic challenges of our region and promotes further engagement of UCR with the community, government organizations, philanthropic foundations, and the private sector. The objective is to transform the Inland Empire by producing original, creative, and scalable solutions applicable also at the national and global level. UCR is uniquely positioned for this task by taking advantage of its established record as the only R1 university in the Inland Empire, and the commitment to social mobility, inclusion, and equity, which are hallmark features of the higher education institutions in the region. UCR can also capitalize on the diverse population it serves as well as the diverse geography and natural resources of Inland Southern California.

  The SoCal OASIS initiative consists of physical infrastructure projects and programmatic activities. The funding in this internal competition is intended to support programmatic activities. Such activities complement the infrastructure developments of the SoCal OASIS™ Park, currently in the design phase and the construction is set to begin before the end of 2024 with the demolition of the existing University Extension building. The Park will anchor diverse stakeholders that leverage strengths in agriculture, environment, and community health; incubate start-up companies; provide entrepreneurial training, strengthen partnerships with workforce initiatives; welcome and inspire the next generation of diverse research and business leaders. Through the attraction of companies, the Park will also provide internships and job opportunities for students and alumni, and integrate economic development efforts of the Cities, Counties, Chambers of Commerce, and other stakeholders in the region. 

  The programmatic activities envisioned include the development and/or implementation of research and creative activities, proof of concept funds, living laboratories, pilot and demonstration programs, innovation and entrepreneurial projects, outreach and community engagement, policy and decision making based on new knowledge and research, workforce development, and internship initiatives under the pillars of SoCal OASIS.

  In terms of programmatic activities, SoCal OASIS is supported by six pillars in broad areas of agriculture technology and food security, community health and health disparity, human development, natural resource management, renewable energy and fuels, and sustainable transportation and infrastructure. 

  Agriculture Technology and Food Security: Urban agriculture, controlled environment agriculture, remote sensing, food production, plant breeding and propagation, new plant varieties, plant disease control and cures, pest control, wildfire and forest resilience, and pollination programs.

  Community Health and Health Disparity: Health disparity across different populations, community engagement, community health training and education, disease monitoring, pandemic readiness and mitigation, and health policies.

  Human Development: Sustainability, human impact on the planet, earth stewardship, social justice, inequality effect of climate change and change mitigation, human migrations and displacement, circular economy, environmental policies, economic growth and wealth distribution vs equitable human development, food security, other climate change and social justice initiatives focused on the humanities and the arts. 

  Natural Resource Management: Pollution, air quality, air monitoring, water resources, irrigation, ecology, climate change, conservation science, the Salton Sea, drought resilience, water conservation programs, extreme heat resilience, healthy soil programs. 

  Renewable Energy and Fuels: Zero emission vehicles; sustainable fuels (e.g. hydrogen); energy storage, batteries manufacturing and characterization; lithium extraction, purification, and recycling; new materials; renewable energy infrastructure (e.g. geothermal, smart grids, wind energy, solar energy, hydrogen); industrial decarbonization; electrical systems models.

  Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure: Intelligent transportation systems, vehicle computing and sensing technology, smart cities, sustainable freight and logistics, greenhouse emissions monitoring and controls, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems.

  These pillars are weaved across by the horizontal goals of the initiative which are sustainability, innovation, and social inclusion and the university’s mission in education and workforce development, as represented in the matrix below.

  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Regarding the horizontal goals, broad (and non-exhaustive) definitions are provided by the following examples.

  Sustainability (from https://mcgill.ca/sustainability/files/sustainability/what-is-sustainability.pdf): “Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources. Sustainability is not just environmentalism. Embedded in most definitions of sustainability we also find concerns for social equity and economic development.”

  Innovation (from Drucker, Peter F. Innovative and Entrepreneurship Practice and Principles. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. 1985. See also https://extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/pdf/c5-10.pdf): Innovation involves finding a new and better way of doing something. Much of our modern society is based on innovations that have occurred in the past that provide us with the standard of living we enjoy today. Entrepreneurship and innovation are companion terms.

  Social Inclusion (https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/social-inclusion#1): Social inclusion is the process of improving the terms on which individuals and groups take part in society—improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of those disadvantaged on the basis of their identity.

  Education and Workforce Development (from Lyn E. Haralson (2010), “What is Workforce Development?” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, https://stlouisfed.org/publications/bridges/spring-2010/what-is-workforce-development): Workforce development from the organizational centric perspective is defined as training programs that provide existing and potential workers with the skills to complete tasks needed by employers to let the organizations stay competitive in a global marketplace.

  SELECTION CRITERIA AND REVIEW PROCESS

  The selection criteria will include the following:

  • Clarity and specificity of the proposal’s objectives.
  • Feasibility of the project.
  • Project’s alignment with the pillars/verticals of SoCal OASIS.
  • Potential impact of the project in one or several of the horizontal goals of SoCal OASIS (not all goals need to be addressed).
  • Potential for the project to generate discoveries that can be translated for the benefit of the public.
  • Budget commensurate with activities proposed.
  • Strength and background of the multidisciplinary team.

Funding Search Engines

The Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) subscribes to a series of search engines to help in your search for funding for your research or fellowship programs. These engines enable you to enter key words that are descriptors of your research area of interest that will lead you to appropriate solicitations. Several of these search engines provide information that will enable you to receive a selected list of daily or weekly postings.

There are also lists of federal programs, state programs, marketing boards, private foundations, etc. that will take you directly to the funding agency web site.

UCR Registered Search Engines

The Research and Economic Development Office recommends Pivot.  Pivot includes all academic disciplines including Arts, Humanities, Engineering, Education, Business, and Medicine. It includes foundation opportunities as well as federal funding agencies.

• Learn more about Pivot
  

  The Research and Economic Development Office recommends:

  Pivot

  Pivot includes all academic disciplines including Arts, Humanities, Engineering, Education, Business, and Medicine. It includes foundation opportunities as well as federal funding agencies.

  A - Features of Pivot are:

  1. Searching for grant opportunities by keyword or agency.
  2. After you have done a search, you can save it to get email alerts when new opportunities are announced that match the search criteria,
  3. Searching for grant opportunities that match your profile. For most faculty, there will already be a profile created from publicly available data such as publications and grants. Instead of typing keywords, Pivot finds opportunities related to your publications.
  4. For a grant opportunity, finding faculty at UCR that might apply or be interested in collaborating by matching their profile
      

  B - Accessing the Pivot website:

  1. Go to: https://pivot.proquest.com/register and you will be presented with a page to register.
  2. Complete the information on this page.
     You are creating the password at this time.
     Note: You will need to select the Affiliated Member Institution in the drop down box
     
  3. Click "Create My Account"
     You will receive a verification email at the address entered in the account creation process which will include a link to Pivot. Your email address and the password you entered during account creation will be your Pivot username and password.
  4. Start using Pivot.
     Note: There is an additional step to "claim" your profile, but it is not required to use the system.

  C - Claiming Your Profile:

  1. Log in to Pivot.
  2. In the upper right-hand corner, your name is displayed. Click the Claim profile link.
  3. A list of potential profile matches (from within UCR) may be displayed.
  4. Locate your profile from the results list; click the "This is me" button to the right of the profile name.
  5. After clicking on the "This is me" button, a message will be displayed informing you that you that a new window will be opening to complete the profile claim process.
  6. You will then be asked to confirm whether or not you still have access to the email address listed on your Pivot profile.
  7. If you confirm that you still have access to the email on your profile, you will receive verification email to that address that will link your profile to your account and will grant you access to update your profile.
  8. If you do not have a profile, please send an email to Charles.greer@ucr.edu requesting a Pivot profile be established for you.
     Note: This generally takes about 4 weeks as Pivot will search for your publicly available information to build the profile.

  Benefits of claiming your profile: it makes funding opportunity recommendations for you based on your profile and your profile information can be updated.