The IRIS Alert Service allows you to create an IRIS search statement and
then save it as an automated funding-alert script, to be run at intervals
specified by you.
Use this form to create your alert service profile. The form is divided
into two parts:
1. Basic Information (your name, address, e-mail, etc.).
2. Create Your IRIS Alert Service Search Statement.
Part 1. Basic Information
LAST NAME
Required. Please enter your last and first names as you normally would on
any printed document, observing upper- and lower-case conventions.
Examples: John Doe, Jane Doe.
First Name
Self-explanatory.
Middle Initial
Optional.
INSTITUTION
Required. Select your institution's name from the picklist.
Department
Your academic department or college.
Telephone
Self-explanatory. Please include area code.
E-MAIL
Required. Please ensure that your e-mail address is correct.
New Password/Enter again, to confirm
Use this field to change your password.
On/Off Switch
Use this switch to turn your IRIS Alert Service profile on and off (during
a long vacation or sabbatical, for example). You can specify a date for
turning your profle on or off. If you leave the date field blank, your
profile will remain in its current state--on or off--indefinitely.
Run this profile
Use this field to tell the program how often you would like your profile
run. You can choose among one or more weekdays, weeks, or months. We
recommend that you choose to run your profile every week, at least to begin
with.
Deliver the search results
You can have your IRIS Alert Service search results delivered to your
e-mail address or posted to a password-protected Web page on the IRIS
server computer. We recommend using the Web page.
Retrieve
You can choose to retrieve every record that matches your search criteria
and that has an open or upcoming deadline (see below), or only those
records that have been updated by us since the last time your profile was
run. Retrieving every record that matches your search criteria will produce
larger result sets. Choosing to limit your profile to records that have
been updated since last time will produce smaller result sets.
Manually backdate next search
Use this field to retrieve records that have been updated since a given
date. Enter the date in the format mm/dd/yyyy. Example: 10/01/2000.
Part 2. Create Your IRIS Alert Service Search
Statement
The IRIS Alert Service uses a slightly revised version of the regular IRIS
search screen. Enter your search terms into the fields described below.
IMPORTANT!
Enclose phrases in double quotation marks, "like this".
Separate search terms in the same field with the Boolean operators AND, OR, or NOT. Don't use commas as a separator.
RIGHT WAY: "cognitive science" or "brain science" or consciousness or "neural networks"
WRONG WAY: cognitive science, brain science, consciousness, neural networks
Search ALL Fields =
Use this field to search for words or phrases in every field of every IRIS
record. This is the best way to search for terms that are not in the
IRIS Keyword Thesaurus.
Sponsor =
Use this field to find funding opportunities from specific sponsors. Examples:
"National Science Foundation"
"Defense (Department of)"
"Mellon (Andrew W.) Foundation"
"Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation"
"University of California"
Program Title =
Use this field to search for specific programs, or programs with specific
words or phrases in their titles. Examples:
"NRSA Institutional Training Grants (T32)"
"Young Investigator Program"
"Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)"
minority
fellowship
scholarship
Program Abstract =
Use this field to search for programs whose descriptions contain specific
words or phrases. Examples:
"non-lethal weapon"
"at-risk youth"
"community-based health care"
"distance learning"
IRIS Keywords =
The IRIS Keyword Thesaurus contains over 2,000 keywords in almost 50
subject areas, from Agriculture to Urbanism.
You can type keywords (or parts of keywords) into this field. Or you can
search the IRIS Keyword Thesaurus and click on the keywords you want.
Activities Supported
You can use this field to limit your search results to programs that
support a specific kind of activity. You can also use this field to
exclude programs that support a specific kind of activity. Here are the
different activity codes and what they mean:
Collaborative Activity = programs that promote collaboration
Consultant or Visiting Personnel = programs that support
consultancies or working visits
Edit or Publish or Translate = programs that subsidize publication
Equipment or Materials Acquisition = programs that provide money to
buy equipment or other materials
Exhibit, Production, or Performance = primarily in the arts
Indiv or Advanced Study or Training = fellowships, scholarships, or
internships
Operating or General Support = includes "bricks and mortar"
Postdoctoral Opportunities = programs that are specifically targeted
to postdoctoral researchers who are beginning their careers
Prize or Award = self-explanatory
Provision of Training Programs = programs that have a strong
training component
Research or Dissertation = programs that support research OR
dissertation research
Seminar or Conference or Travel = programs that support meetings or
that involve travel to other countries
Teaching or Curric/Prog Development = curriculum development
Use of Facilities/Equipment = programs that offer use of facilities
and equipment in addition to monetary support
You can select more than one item from this and the other picklists by
clicking on them while holding down the CONTROL key on your keyboard (on
Macintosh computers, hold down the COMMAND [APPLE] key).
Citizenship
You can use this field to limit your search results by citizenship
requirements.
Academic Qualifications
You can use this field to limit your search results by degree requirements.
Restrictions
You can use this field to limit your search results to programs that are
restricted to certain groups. You can also use this field to exclude
programs with such restrictions.
Sponsor Type
Federal or Private ("Other").
Save Your Profile
Click on this button to save changes to your profile.
Clear Your Profile
Click on this button to clear your entire profile and re-do it from scratch.
Logout
Click on this button to logout out of your profile. NOTE: Logging out means
that you will be prompted for your user name and password the next time you
want to access your profile.
If you have questions about using this form, please feel free to contact
the IRIS office at:
Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
128 Observatory
901 South Mathews Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Telephone: (217) 333-9893
Fax: (217) 333-7011
E-mail: email
(March 2005)