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July\August 2006: Issue 131
Free Trial of IRIS Database:
A Guide to Funding Opportunities
The UAMS campus will have a free trial of the IRIS Database through Oct. 25th. The IRIS Database currently contains over 8,600 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. In addition to funding opportunities for faculty, the IRIS Database also contains fellowships and scholarships for both graduate and undergraduate students.
The IRIS Database is updated daily. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or electronic Research Administration (eRA) portals. The IRIS Alert Service enables students, staff, and researchers at subscribing institutions to create their own IRIS search profiles. Users can select their preferred search frequency, delivery method (e-mail or Web), and keywords. The program runs the user's profile against the IRIS database and delivers the search results automatically via e-mail or the Web.
Please send your comments concerning the usefulness of the database to Mary Hawks, hawksmarys@uams.edu.