Sponsor
Grain Farmers of Ontario
Description
Grain Farmers of Ontario will be implementing a new process for funding which now includes a new Letter of Intent (LOI) stage for the 2019 Call for Research Proposals. The LOI template will be limited to 2 pages with an optional appendix for methodology figures and tables. This format will allow researchers to convey a project concept with an estimated budget so that Grain Farmers of Ontario has the chance to screen project concepts and provide feedback prior to requesting the full proposals for successful LOIs. This approach should also make better use of researcher time developing full proposals by increasing the funding success rate of those project ideas reaching the full proposal stage.
To be considered for funding, all project ideas must be submitted at the LOI stage. Full LOI process and template details will be released mid-June 2018.
Expected timeline:
LOI intake opens – mid-June 2018
LOI submission deadline – mid-July 2018
LOI review – mid-August 2018
Full proposals will be requested for successful LOIs – early Sept 2018
Full proposal deadline – mid-November 2018
Funding notification – mid/late-February 2019