{"id":2401,"date":"2015-06-10T15:44:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=2401"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:12:02","slug":"pivot-funding-database","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research-impact\/find-funding\/pivot-funding-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Pivot Funding Database"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Pivot?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nBoston University\u2019s membership to PIVOT<\/strong>, (formerly Community of Science), provides researchers and administrators with a comprehensive, user-friendly database of funding sources and opportunities as well as an expertise database to help users identify potential collaborators within BU and around the world. This website also allows users to set up automated customized funding alerts based on keywords and areas of interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get started \u2013 create your account<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To use the services provided by the Pivot subscription you will need to create your own Pivot account using your BU email address \u2013 this is a quick and easy process:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to http:\/\/pivot.proquest.com\/funding_main<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Click on \u201cSign up<\/strong>\u201d in the upper right hand corner<\/li>\n
  3. Fill in the open fields and click \u201ccreate my account<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Open the confirmation email from Pivot<\/li>\n
  5. Click on the link to authenticate your Pivot account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once you have a Pivot account you can start using the advanced search function, save your keyword-based searches and receive targeted email alerts.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Key Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n