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
2. Answer. An itemized budget 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: once in January and once in June. However, we will consider a proposal request outside of the two RFPs.
5. Answer. It is usually one month after the RFP; i.e., beginning of February and July.
6. Answer. Please see examples in funded proposals.
7. Answer. Salaries, travel funds for off-campus meetings, and computer (except in rare exceptions).
8. Answer. Yes, you may if you have time constraint or 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. The number is limitless.
13. Answer. It will be transferred into a new or current non-government account.
14. Answer. Please return to the Climate Center pool of money.
15. Answer. To show the Vetlessen Foundation what we have achieved with 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. It is now defunct since no candidates.
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.