CIEE Call For Working Group Proposals

Sponsor

Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution (CIEE)

Program

CIEE Working Group Funding

Description

The Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution (CIEE) seeks proposals for new Thematic Programs (Working Groups) to be staged over the 12 month period from March 2019 to February 2020. Proposals should outline a plan to address significant questions in ecology and/or evolution through synthesis-based research in the form of (a) unified and comprehensive data aggregation, (b) methodological integration, (c) conceptual synthesis, (d) analysis of information from multiple sources (e.g., meta analysis) or of multiple types (e.g. cross-disciplinary integration), or (e) application of compiled research data to environmental problems. CIEE supports projects in any area of ecology and evolution which address questions of high conceptual or applied (including environmental issues) importance. Applicants must define the project scope, meeting agenda, inclusive budget, and plan for publication. CIEE provides logistic support and travel and meeting expenses.

Eligibility

CIEE will fund working groups from 8 to 15 participants in size.  Productive working groups typically include participants from a variety of career stages, including early career researchers (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows) as well as mid to later-career researchers (e.g. university faculty, government research scientists, senior managers). CIEE requires the participation of at least one graduate student and one postdoctoral fellow in each working group. CIEE is a national organization, and therefore encourages geographic breadth of the Canadian participants. International participants are welcome. Working groups must have demographic diversity, including gender balance (≥ 40% self-identified as female or gender non-binary).

Funding Availability

Grants valued from $6,000 to $13,000.

Indirect Costs

0%

Special Notes

Presence of matching funds or partner organizations should be indicated. Applicants with industrial partners should also consider submitting a proposal to the CONNECT program prior to CIEE submission.