Find Funding

PIVOT is a subscription database that contains funding opportunities from over 11,500 sponsors and provides the ability for WCU faculty, student and staff to identify and connect to the most comprehensive source of Federal, State and private sector funding opportunities. Pivot also enables researchers to identify potential research partners inside or outside WCU. Successful matches require researchers to claim and update their COS Pivot profiles so that they accurately reflect research interests.

Creating a free PIVOT Account (for faculty, students and staff)

1. Visit Pivot's website
2. Click on Log in in the upper right hand corner or type a search term in the box above
3. Click on "Access via My Institution Login" in the box that pops up
4. Choose "West Chester University" from the dropdown menu.
5. Enter your current WCU username and Password. This is a single-sign on login, so no need to remember another password !
6. Complete the requested information.
7. Begin searching for grants!

• PIVOT Quick Steps Search Guide for Faculty/Staff
• PIVOT Quick Steps Search Guide for Students
• PIVOT Help Pages
• PIVOT using Shibboleth (Using your WCU signon)

Live webinars provided by Pro-Quest Pivot

ProQuest offers an ongoing series of free live training webinars covering the topics of searching, creating profiles and much more. Click here to access the training schedule.

WCU Center for International Programs

• Faculty Resources
• Fulbright Scholarships

Federal Agency Funding Sources

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Department of Education's (DOEd) Grants Forecast
• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
• EPA STAR Grants and Cooperative Agreements
• National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Grants.gov

Private/Foundation Funding Sources

• Philanthropy News Digest's RFPs

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