From the Grants Management System

SPIN Matching And Research Transmittal Service (SMARTS) is an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system which provides investigators with a direct and targeted electronic link to comprehensive, current, and available national and international research funding information. Terms like  agricultural economics, child abuse/neglect, knowledge management, and teacher education, are among the  thousands in the SPIN Thesaurus that can be used to keep up-to-date on funding opportunities in specific areas of interest. See SMARTS brochure (PDF) for additional information.

SMARTS Keyword Form and Database: (by discipline, category, & keyword)

Missouri State University, through the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs, offers access to a Keyword Form and Database that will allow all faculty and staff to search for other researchers, who may have the same interests, and able to be a source for collaborative expertise and support.

By entering the necessary information, you will be added into the SMARTS system allowing you to receive electronic notifications of potential funding announcements.

Enter your information into the SMARTS Keyword Form.

 

Accessing SMARTS:
Call OSRP to receive your username and password for the Grants Management System.

To sign up:

1. Click SPIN Matching And Research Transmittal Service. The eRA Portal screen will appear in a new window.
2. Click the Login tab.
3. Use the given Username and Password to sign into the Grants Management System.
   Please note that if you forget either your username and/or password, you can have the system send you those information, by clicking on the Get Profile option. This is found on the first screen of the eRA Portal. Just follow the steps to get your information.
4. The next step is to click the Find Funding link. The “Find Funding” page will appear. Click the SMARTS link and view the Preferences options on screen.
5. Next, click on Keywords and select the general topic areas that match your interests. Do not check the boxes as you will receive every entry within that general area.
6. For each general topic chosen, keywords will appear to the left. Choose your keywords, click the Select button and your selected keywords will appear at the bottom of the screen. (Use the CTRL key to highlight several keywords).
7. Click the Save button to complete your choices.
8. Click the Log Out button to exit from the application.

Faculty and staff currently employed at Missouri State University are eligible to use SMARTS.

Students currently enrolled at Missouri State are eligible to use SMARTS provided they submit an e-mail message to their faculty advisor indicating the reason for their request. The faculty advisor will then forward this request to the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs. [SponsoredResearch@missouristate.edu]

SMARTS Simulation:

This simulation video will guide you through the process of signing into SMARTS and setting up your Funding Opportunity e-mail alert service.

* Simulation Video:  Signing onto the Grants Management system for SMARTS update

(* Opens in a new full-screen window)

SMARTS Module

SMARTS as an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system, provides investigators with a direct and targeted electronic link to comprehensive, current, and available research funding information - both nationally and internationally. The investigator profile information is collected via forms in GENIUS and used for matching with the SPIN database. Matching is conducted on a daily basis and programs are automatically emailed to individual researchers.

Find Funding
Upon entering the Portal, and selecting Find Funding, the user may select to access either SPIN or SMARTS.

Instructions on the use of SPIN are detailed in the software Help file. The above instructions focus on the setup and use of SMARTS matching. Because Missouri State university subscribes to SMARTS, you will be able to access the SMARTS portion of Find Funding. Contact OSRP (SponsoredResearch@missouristate.edu or 417-836-5972) for further details on using either SPIN or SMARTS. (see image below).


SMARTS - Funding Opportunity e-mail alert service

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