Research and Grant ManagementPurpose
1.2. Facilitate automating deadline awareness to reduce missed opportunities for grant proposals, manuscript submissions, and conference abstracts.
1.3. Automates multi-channel notifications (email, SMS, chat, calendar invites) to guarantee receipt of reminders by all stakeholders.
1.4. Coordinates response tracking and automates follow-ups for non-responders.
1.5. Automates personalized message content based on user role, topic, or target event.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Upcoming submission deadline detected in managed calendars or event feeds.
2.3. Manual entry or update of new opportunity in research management system.
2.4. Automated time-based triggers (e.g., 30 days, 7 days, 24 hours before deadline).
2.5. Trigger via webhook/API from grant portal or event organizer.
Platform Variants
• Calendar API: Automate event creation; use "/me/events" to generate automated reminders prior to deadlines.
3.2. Google Calendar
• Calendar API: Automates notification set on inserted calendar event via "events.insert" endpoint.
3.3. Twilio
• Messaging Service API: Automates sending SMS reminders using "Messages" endpoint for each user.
3.4. SendGrid
• Mail Send API: Automator configures "mail/send" for personalized, scheduled reminder emails.
3.5. Slack
• Chat.PostMessage API: Automatable scheduled DM reminders to research teams via "chat.scheduleMessage".
3.6. Microsoft Teams
• Graph API: Automates posting adaptive card reminders into Teams channels through "sendActivityNotification".
3.7. WhatsApp Business API
• Automated template messages for submission deadlines delivered over WhatsApp.
3.8. Trello
• Card Due Date Automation via "/actions" API to assign, track reminders for each grant submission task.
3.9. Asana
• Tasks API: Automates recurring task creation and reminder notifications using "/tasks" endpoint.
3.10. Jira
• Issue Reminders using "POST /rest/api/3/issue" to automate submission deadlines as issues with notifications.
3.11. Airtable
• Automate date triggers using "Scripting" block or scheduled automations for email/SMS reminders via external APIs.
3.12. Basecamp
• Automatedly create and update deadlines using "To-dos API" and push reminders.
3.13. Monday.com
• Automates board item creation and deadline notifications via "create_item" and "create_notification" mutations.
3.14. Zoho Mail
• Automated email workflows set up using Zoho Mail API "sendMail" and scheduled triggers.
3.15. Salesforce
• Workflow Rules: Automator triggers task reminders or emails via process automation (Process Builder/API).
3.16. ClickUp
• Task Management API: Automates task due dates and scheduled reminders using "/task" endpoints.
3.17. Notion
• API integration to automate new database entry creation and push reminders using "PATCH /pages".
3.18. HubSpot
• Workflows API: Automated email or in-app notification when new deadlines are due.
3.19. Mailchimp
• Campaigns API: Automates sending scheduled bulk reminder campaigns to segmented lists.
3.20. Zapier
• Automates multisystem workflows to trigger, schedule, or repeat reminders via "Zaps"—connects to thousands of endpoints.
3.21. Google Chat
• Bots API: Automatedly send direct chat reminders via "spaces.messages.create" endpoint.
3.22. Discord
• Bot API: Automates DM or channel message reminders for event deadlines using "POST /channels/{channel.id}/messages".
Benefits
4.2. Increases submission rates by automating multi-platform notifications.
4.3. Automating ensures no stakeholder misses important research opportunities.
4.4. Reduces administrative burden by automating recurring reminders.
4.5. Enables scalable, automatable support for many research groups simultaneously.
4.6. Enhances transparency by automatedly tracking reminder delivery and responses.
4.7. Ensures compliance with research funding and publication timelines through automation.