1. Community of Science (COS) is the leading Web site for scientists and scholars to find funding, promote their research and collaborate with peers worldwide http://www.cos.com/ COS

3. “clean energy”

4. Mouse-over pop-ups Faceted search results for one-click refinement

6. PhD or MD or Other Professional Graduate Student Undergraduate Student Academic Institution Government Nonprofit Small Business Minority Women Persons with Disabilities Commercial Research Program or Curriculum Development or Provision Training or Scholarship or Fellowship Prize or Award Postdoctoral Award Collaboration or Cooperative Agreement Meeting or Conference or Seminar Visiting Personnel Travel Artistic Pursuit Dissertation or Thesis Contract or Tender Equipment or Materials Acquisition or Facility Use Facility Construction or Operation Publishing or Editorial Federal, U.S. National Government, Non-U.S. Private Foundation Academic Institution Professional Society or Association Other Nonprofit Commercial Multinational Organization State, Province, or Local Government

8. Bring you to advanced search page Tracks your previous search steps

11. COS Funding Opportunities COS Funding Opportunities is the largest, most comprehensive database of available funding More than 24,000 records representing over $33 billion in funding Opportunities by sponsors throughout the world for recipients throughout the world Sponsors include private foundations, public agencies, national and local governments, corporations and more Monies available for work in all disciplines physical sciences, social sciences, life sciences, health & medicine, arts & humanities Funding for many purposes, such as research, collaborations, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, postdoctoral positions, equipment acquisitions, capital or operating expenses Updated daily, all information verified with sponsor, edited for consistency and optimized for accurate searching

12. Comprehensive Funding Information Each COS Funding Opportunities record includes key information: Title, Abstract, Amount Sponsor, Contact Information Deadline, Eligibility Requirements COS Keyword (a standardized list, applied consistently through all records) COS Funding Opportunities

13. Easy, Intuitive Searching COS Funding Opportunities offers search options for users of all levels: Free-Text Simple Search Detailed Main Search Guided Search Wizard Search by Sponsor, by keyword or by Geography Results sortable by relevancy, amount, deadline and more Save up to 40 searches to run again later Track updates on up to 200 individual records

14. Input or make changes any time!

16. COS Workbench COS Workbench is a personal workspace, where you can : Review and update your COS Profile Manage your MyProfile, your personal career webpage Generate a Microsoft Word-based CV from your profile information View your weekly COS Funding Alert results, and manage your Funding Alert account View COS Funding News and other news and tips from COS Go directly to search pages for your subscribed services: COS Expertise, COS Funding Opportunities, etc

17. This is an important page to come to for searching rules, options, for records navigating, downloading, printing, etc.

18. Thank you for your attention! Jian Wang, Information Specialist Division of Sponsored Research (813) 974-1595 jwang@research.usf.edu