Find Funding
Finding funding opportunities is a critical component of advancing research and innovation. The Office of Research Development Services (ORDS) can help you strategically identify funding sources to accomplish your research goals.
PIVOT-RP Funding Opportunity Database
PIVOT-RP is a comprehensive, subscription-based database of research funding opportunities from federal and non-federal sponsors and across a wide range of disciplines, including the arts and humanities, social sciences, and the physical and natural sciences. All UWM faculty, research staff, and students can access PIVOT-RP with their Panther ID and password.
PIVOT-RP has many customizable and user-friendly features that allow you to:
- Save searches and track funding opportunities.
- Receive tailored funding recommendations and alerts daily, weekly, or monthly.
- Discover collaborators at other institutions.
- Gain insights from previously awarded grants.
If you are interested in PIVOT training with an ORDS staff member online via Teams, complete this contact form.
PIVOT RP-Resources
Research Funding Listservs
ORDS uses PIVOT-RP to curate and distribute lists of federal and non-federal research funding opportunities to UWM researchers. The listservs are organized by the following disciplines:
- Natural & Biomedical Science and Engineering
- Arts, Humanities, and Architecture
- Social Sciences, Education, and Business
UWM researchers are automatically subscribed and receive these listservs periodically via their UWM email. The email links subscribers to the detailed funding opportunities in PIVOT-RP.
Internal Grant Programs
ORDS manages a suite of grant programs to support research and creative activities and the dissemination of results. The programs provide funding for travel to present research and attend conferences, develop research and creative initiatives and public service projects, and resubmit high-scoring unfunded proposals.
- Inquiries: or-osp-propdev@uwm.edu