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Have a Funding Opportunity? 

Learn about ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô's InfoReady platform and how the Office of Research utilizes it to publish funding opportunities and how you can too! This is an already paid service that every department, unit, office and college across ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô campus can utilize and benefit from. This platform is an all-in-one submission and workflow platform designed for academic and research institutions. 

What is InfoReady?

InfoReady is an online platform that helps ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô manage internal as well as select other award applications, automate the review process and track decisions efficiently. One of the goals at the Office of Research is to have all funding opportunities under one platform - improving application/award management, retention, tracking of data, and efficiency.

View the current funding opportunities and create an InfoReady login!

 

 

Why use InfoReady?

• Centralized Platform – Manage applications in one place
• Easy Setup – Office of Research will work with you every step of the way (request a meeting and demo presentation)
• Tailor forms, fields and instructions to fit your application process
• Increased Visibility – Make your awards more accessible to faculty, staff and students
• Customizable email notification templates 
• Automated Reviews – Simplify scoring and decision-making
• Setup multi-stage or committee-based reviews
• Auto-reminders and deadlines help reviewers stay on track
• Progress Report module
• Space for documents, graphics and other files to be downloaded
• Applicant-driven automation 
• Download spreadsheets easily - Data can be exported in Excel format
• Proxy submission to test before publishing to public
• Useful for reapplying applicants or longitudinal reporting
• Consistent evaluation criteria and documented decisions
• Easier for applicants to find relevant opportunities

Uses Across Campus

InfoReady is a flexible versatile submission and application workflow platform. InfoReady can be utilized not only to manage funding opportunities but to digitize and process forms within any department (i.e. licensing approvals, templates to reference, travel requests, announcements).

• Internal funding opportunities
• Undergraduate student programs 
• Graduate student programs 
• Limited submissions
• Recognition awards & nominations
• Fellowships and scholarships

Can I review applications directly in InfoReady?

Yes! InfoReady allows you to review, score and select recipients in one place.

Schedule a demonstration of your award application:

You will only need basic information to schedule a consultation and demonstration about the InfoReady award process. Below is the list of information needed to get started! 

• Award title
• Primary contact name and email 
• Award details - total funding, category type (staff, faculty, undergraduate, graduate, etc.), number of possible awardees, discipline/subject area, funding organization (if applicable)
• Brief description of the award
• Key dates - application open date, application deadline, reviewer(s) deadline, project start/use-of-funds date 
• Eligibility criteria - who is eligible to apply? Any specific qualifications or restrictions?
• Application requirements - fields built and configured for applicants 

and eventually...

• Review & evaluation process details - this can be added and edited after finalizing as well 
• Progress Report details - will a progress report be required? and if so, this will be built and configured later on

Submit ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô's InfoReady Publishing Request Form to schedule a zoom or in-person meeting/demonstration. 

have an urgent award?

If your award has an urgent 'open date', email the information you have directly (doesn't require all the information right away) with any questions to jsmills@alaska.edu