Sponsor
Simons Foundation
Description
The purpose of these awards is to help launch the careers of outstanding investigators in the fields of microbial ecology, microbial biogeochemistry and/or microbial evolution in marine or natural freshwater systems, who will advance our understanding through field work, experiments, modeling or theory. Investigators must currently be active in basic research addressing fundamental questions in these fields and must focus a large fraction of their lab’s effort in one of these areas. Applicants whose research focuses on the microbiomes of animals or plants, symbioses of microbes with animals, coral biology, paleoceanography, geobiology or aquatic pollution will not be considered.
Prize
Grants will be for $270,000 USD per year, including indirect costs (limited to 20 percent of modified total direct costs), for a period of two years, subject to annual reviews and continuation of research in areas relevant to the purpose of this program. Appropriate expenses include salary support for the investigator and laboratory research staff, travel, equipment, supplies and other research expenses.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Applicant to submit Letter of Intent directly to Sponsor through the Simons Award Manager (SAM) system. NOTE: Fields that are required for LOI submission will not be editable during full application submission. | |
Internal Deadline | Applicant is to submit a copy of the application and a complete OR5 form to research.services@uoguelph.ca. | |
External Deadline | Deadline for full proposal submission. |
For More Information
See full award and application information on the Simons Foundation website.