Our Story
Today over 67% of Carnegie R1 institutions and over 250 institutions currently use InfoReady in their research operations and application processes across campus.
How did this happen? Research admins were looking for a better way to manage limited submissions and internal funding opportunities. Back in 2012 many were using email and spreadsheets to manage applications and the review processes. Emails would get lost or go to spam, spreadsheets would end up with different versions, and if an admin was out of the office, key information and deadlines could be missed.
Some offices had homegrown systems but would struggle to update and maintain the systems as circumstances changed, or when key personnel retired or moved on to other roles.
With either method, processes weren’t as transparent as the admins wanted them to be, and the systems weren’t flexible enough to quickly adapt to personnel changes or the increasingly challenging deadlines of external funders.
So InfoReady was born!
The InfoReady platform was created to address the unique needs of the research office. It was software created for higher education, not a solution retrofitted to work in higher ed.
Higher education is full of forms and approvals, and as admins in the research office moved to roles in other offices, they took InfoReady with them. They found that InfoReady was a greater higher education solution for more than research, almost any approval or application process could be done in InfoReady, quickly and easily for all - admins, applications, and reviewers/approvers.
Take Full Control of Your Processes
InfoWhat? InfoReady empowers you to have full control over your processes. Admins create postings for opportunities, create and collect forms and applications, and then are able to automatically route submissions to reviewers with no IT assistance needed to create workflows.
The InfoReady platform helps you assign and collecting follow-up reports used to determine outcomes, impacts, and metrics. You can manage everything from a dashboard where you have a full view into your process or program.
InfoReady also automates communication, enables the instant creation of PDF application packets, and streamlines reporting of the data and information you collect. Launching an opportunity for the next cycle or fiscal year takes just a few minutes by using a saved template or copying a process to launch the current cycle. If data management and reducing double entry of info is important for you, then InfoReady can be configured with inbound or outbound data feeds to be connected to your other systems.
Ways to Use InfoReady
- Cancer Center Membership Applications
- Conferences, Poster Competitions, and Symposia
- Course Releases and Review
- Covid/Emergency Planning
- Faculty and Student Awards
- Fellowships
- Global Programs and Study Abroad
- Graduate School processes
- Undergraduate Research
- Grand Challenges
- Grant Applications
- Internal Funding Programs
- K-12 Programs
- Residency Waivers
- Routine Approval Routing
- Special Scholarships
- Student Advising Processes
- Tenure and Sabbatical Decisions
- Travel Approval and Funding Requests
Implementation and Ongoing Support
- Account managers
- Support team (admins rave about the team)
- Robust knowledgebase portal
- How-to guides
- Training videos
- Webinars
- Case studies
- Blog posts with best practices and tips
- Newsletters
- Listserv filled with other administrators
What others say about InfoReady
Michael Winemiller from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center elaborating on the various and unrelated processes where InfoReady can be adopted: 
Hilliary Creely from Indiana University of Pennsylvania succinctly encapsulating what InfoReady means to her institution and the processes her office manages:
Keep reading to learn more about InfoReady.
When you're ready to see InfoReady in action, let's talk. Request a demo or email us at info@inforeadycorp.com.
