infoEd SPINPlus (GENIUS, SMARTS, and SPIN)

TCNJ subscribes to SPINPlus, a Web-based package that includes SPIN, a vast funding opportunities database; GENIUS, a flexible CV / Bio-Sketch database; and SMARTS, an automated electronic alert system that matches investigators with grant and contract announcements based on their user profiles.

To register, a TCNJ faculty or staff member creates a profile in the GENIUS module, and selects keywords associated with his or her areas of interest. Once the profile has been verified by the Pre-Award Specialist, the prospective PI (Principal Investigator) will receive relevant daily notification of funding opportunities through SMARTS, the electronic notification service. More information about these services is available at the infoEd website: www.infoed.org.

Registering on InfoEd

Go to the infoEd Office menu .
Click on GENIUS/SMARTS (SPIN is also available at that menu selection site), then on Create New Profile .
Select The College of New Jersey from the drop down menu, and click continue.
Complete the requested entries from name to password, and click submit.
A profile summary page will appear.
A partial profile of basic user information can be completed initially, with additional information added at a later date. Social security number is not required, but may be included at the user's option.
Initially, at least 8-12 keywords should be chosen. These keywords may be revised later.
Upon completion of information entry, click save, and then log out.

Within 2 days of submission, the profile will be validated by the Pre-Award Specialist, and e-mail notices will begin the next day.

Anyone having difficulty with this process should call the Pre-Award Specialist in the Office of Academic Grants and Sponsored Research at extension 3255 or e-mail grants@tcnj.edu . Once registered, a user is free to revise the personal information and search for funding opportunities directly through SPINPlus.