Request for Proposals

The Climate Center Committee is requesting proposal submissions for climate-related research projects twice a year, in April and October. The deadline for the next RFP is Monday, October 31. Proposals can be submitted at other times of the year, but are the exception and  require a strong justification of the submission date.

The Climate Center provides money for the following four major purposes:

1. To fund start-up research projects aimed at leveraging government sponsored research grants.
A list of Past Awards is under FUNDED PROJECTS section of the Climate Center web site.
The majority of funds are used for this purpose.

2. To fund undergraduate research projects in a Climate-related field.
In your proposal for a start-up research grant, please indicate if the project might be appropriate for an undergraduate summer intern.

3. To fund one or two miniconferences each year.

4. To fund each semester a visit by a prominent scientist (the Climate Center Lecturer).

Future Climate Center Lecturer(s):

• Ellen Mosley-Thompson  (Professor, Department of Geography, Ohio State University and Senior Research Scientist, Byrd Polar Research Center) - (dates have not been confirmed)
• Gideon Henderson (Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford), Dates TBA 

Past Climate Center Visitors:

• Jay Quade (University of Arizona) was the Winter 2011 Climate Center Lecturer (24 - 27 January)
• Harry van Loon (NCAR/CoRA and NWRA) was the Fall 2009 Climate Lecturer
• Kevin E. Trenberth (National Center for Atmospheric Research) was the Fall 2008 Climate Lecturer.

General guidelines for proposal submission for 1.) and 3.):

•     Electronic submission of proposals is preferred (in either Adobe PDF and/or Microsoft Word formats).
•     Page limit: 3 pages maximum (inclusive of text, budget, figures, tables, etc.).
•     The font size ≥ 10-point, use Arial, Helvetica, Georgia or Times New Roman fonts
•     Margins = 1-inch on all four sides.
•     Itemized Budget ≤ $8000 exclusive of overhead charges or administrative fees.

Please include the following in your Climate Center proposal:

• List of PRIOR CLIMATE CENTER PROPOSALS AND RESULTS
• ABSTRACT
• PROPOSED RESEARCH (including FIGURES, TABLES, ETC.)
• ITEMIZED BUDGET (excluding 3% Administrative Fee)
• Please indicate if your project might be appropriate for an UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER INTERN (2012)
• REFERENCES

Please note the following:

1. A single PI can not be the lead PI on more than one proposal submission per RFP.
2. An individual PI can not be a co-PI on more than two proposal submissions per RFP.
   1. If a PI submits more than one proposal per RFP as lead PI or more than two proposals as co-PI, then the PI will be asked to withdraw all but one submission
3. Please list affiliations and titles for all PIs.
4. Budgets (excluding 3% Administrative Fee) cannot exceed $8000.
5. Only proposals where time is of an essence (i.e. you are presented with an unexpected, serendipitous opportunity to perform research) will be considered outside of the April or October RFPs.

The deadline for receipt of proposals is a FIRM DEADLINE and must be received by Moanna St. Clair via email or in hand (Room 405/The Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building) by 5 pm of the due date.

The Climate Center Committee usually renders its decision within two to four weeks after the deadline.

General guidelines for proposal submission for 4.), the Climate Center Lecturer

Please submit the name, affiliation and contact information of a proposed Climate Center Lecturer. Add a short paragraph supporting your choice.