SPIN Search Instructions
1) Access SPIN Home Page:
a. UW-Stout’s Homepage/RS http://www.uwstout.edu/rs and click on Funding Opportunities on the left OR http://www.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp directly.
2) Click on SPIN
3) Quick Search
a. Click in the Quick Search box and type in a keyword
b. Click on Search
4) Advanced Search
a. Click on Advanced Search
*Keyword Search
1) Click on the Keywords
2) Click on a specific Keyword Subject Area (i.e. Education)
3) Choose a specific keyword click and highlight it--to choose more than one selection. Hold the CONTROL key down while left clicking the mouse on the selection(s).
4) After all selections are highlighted in one subject area click the Select box.
5) Click on Return and then click Run Search on the main advanced page.
*For a narrow or specific search: Click and fill in any of the selections on the SPIN Advanced Search main page (i.e. Applicant Type, Award Type, Sponsors, etc.), and choose an option from the menu. Click on Run Search when all selections are made.
*For a broader search: Click on Run Search after keywords are selected.
*To modify your current search: Click on View Criteria/Delete Items at the top of the page, then click the appropriate box to delete item(s).
*To begin a new search: Click on Clear Search at the top of the page.
To View Results
- Choose the appropriate box(s) and click on Build. It will display all the programs you checked. To view only one program click on that program.
To Print
- Click on File/Print
**You may also locate programs by a program number on the Advanced Search main. In the middle of the page under “Program Number” enter in each program number separated by ONLY a comma. This will allow you to access specific programs and view them without doing a search.
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