Funding Databases

The Grant Lifecycle

There are a wide range of funding opportunities for the DU community within federal, state, and local governments, foundations, international organizations, non-profit institutions and corporations.听

  • Pivot

    Pivot is a funding database available for use by the entire DU community. Navigate to Pivot and create your account through the library鈥檚 database:听听

    • Instructions and guidance to get started: 听
    • Additional training resources by Pivot:听听
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    • Curated lists and searches! The Research Development team is continually updating and creating new curated searches based on the research done around campus, with searches customized by discipline.听听
    • Groups and opportunity newsletters! Join a Pivot group based on your DU division/department! Groups receive customized newsletter emails featuring relevant funding opportunities for their departments and disciplines: 听
  • Other Databases: Foundations, Colorado, Federal

    Here are a few more locations you can check out grant opportunities:听

    1. Federal Grants: 听
    2. Local Public Grants:听
    3. Foundations:听听To apply to a grant from a foundation, please first reach out to Pam Encinas in ORSP or the Advancement Foundation Relations team -听听
  • Spin

    Spin is a funding database accessible only to users of InfoEd, ORSP鈥檚 research administration and grant management system.听听

    1. Learn more and get access: InfoEd | 黑料门 (du.edu)听
    2. Accessing and searching on Spin: 6-SPIN-Documentation.pdf (du.edu)听
    3. Additional training resources by Spin: 听

Early Career Opportunities!

(over $50k, U.S. sponsors)

To customize this search based on your discipline and preferred filters, click on the "view more details in Pivot-RP" hyperlink in the right corner below. This will take you to Pivot's website. You must create an account/be logged-in to edit and save your own personal search. To create an account, please see details in the dropdown above.

Second, select the "view as search" button above the list of opportunities. You will then see all search filters at the top of the page. You may then select the "refine search" option to set your own parameters. Lastly, please save your search edits as a听new search.听