FAQs
QUESTIONS
1. What is the format for the proposals?
3. Should I include ICR (overhead) in the budget?
4. How often do you accept proposals?
5. When are the proposal deadlines?
6. What type of proposals do you accept?
7. What are unallowable expenses in the proposal's budget?
8. May I submit proposals outside of the two RFPs?
9. Who may submit a proposal to the Climate Center?
10. Who are the members on the Climate Center Committee?
11. Where does the money come from?
12. How many proposals may I submit during each RFP, during the year...?
13. If my proposal is accepted, how do I access the awarded funds?
14. What happens to the remaining funds once the project is completed?
15. Why do I have to submit a "progress" report?
16. What is the Climate Center Lecturer?
17. Who may nominate a Climate Center Lecturer?
18. Is the Climate Center Scholar Program still active?
19. Is the LDEO Climate Center the same as the Center for Climate Systems Research?
20. Why do I have to submit an electronic version of my abstract?
ANSWERS
1. Answer. The format for the Climate Center proposal is as follows:
- List of PRIOR CLIMATE CENTER PROPOSALS AND RESULTS
- ABSTRACT
- PROPOSED RESEARCH (including FIGURES, TABLES, ETC.)
- ITEMIZED BUDGET (excluding 3% Administrative Fee)
- REFERENCES
The proposal should be no longer than 3 pages (including FIGURES, TABLES, ETC.), have 1-inch margins on all 4 sides and font should be 10pt or larger.
2. Answer. An itemized budget not to exceed $8000 is required with each proposal and is part of the page limit.
3. Answer. Although Climate Center Awards do not have the standard LDEO ICR fee of 53%, there is an administrative charge of 3% on Climate Center Awards. You do not have to add the administrative fee to your budget since the Climate Center will automatically do that for you once you receive your award.
4. Answer. The RFP is twice a year: in April and in October. However, we will consider a proposal request outside of the two RFPs if it is time-sensitive.
5. Answer. It is usually the last business day of the month (either in April or October).
6. Answer. Proposals MUST BE geared to Climate Research and usually fall under one of the four categories:
- To fund Climate Center Visitors to LDEO and GISS
- To fund miniconferences
- To fund undergraduate research
- To fund start-up research projects
7. Answer. Salaries, travel funds for off-campus meetings, and computer (except in rare exceptions).
8. Answer. Yes, you may if you there is a time constraint or it is a serendipitous opportunity.
9. Answer. Any LDEO or GISS scientific staff member: senior and junior scientists, technicians, post docs, and graduate research assistants.
10. Answer. Please see the list under committee members.
11. Answer. The Vetlessen Foundation.
12. Answer. No more than TWO proposals per RFP following these guidelines:
- A PI can not be the lead PI on more than one proposal submission per RFP.
- A PI can not be a co-PI on more than two proposal submissions per RFP.
If a PI submits more than two proposal submissions per RFP, then s/he will be asked to withdraw all but one submission.
13. Answer. A new account will be created for you once you have submitted an abstract for your submission.
14. Answer. Please return to the Climate Center pool of money.
15. Answer. To provide information to the Vetlessen Foundation regarding their goal of promoting climate research through their million dollar endowment.
16. Answer. A lecturer in climate studies who spends a week at LDEO.
17. Answer. Any member of the LDEO or GISS scientific staff may do so.
18. Answer. Yes. One to two undergraduate research projects are chosen from the October submissions. For more information regarding this program, please contact Martin Stute directly (martins at ldeo.columbia.edu)
19. Answer. No, they are two distinct entities. Please contact Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig (+1-212-678-5562) for information regarding the Center for Climate Systems Research.
20. Answer. To help us keep track of the types of proposals that have been accepted.