Submission Deadline: Dec. 15, 2011
The Department of Horticulture at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) requests proposals for innovative research, teaching and outreach projects involving organics and sustainability in farm and food systems, and managed landscapes. A gift from the Toward Sustainability Foundation (TSF) will provide support for successful proposals during calendar year 2012. Short proposals are requested (10-page maximum, single spaced, including an itemized budget) from Cornell staff and students, Cooperative Extension educators, and New York farmers. All funded proposals must include someone on the CALS faculty as a principal investigator or co-PI, in order for us to allocate TSF funds. Graduate student proposals are welcome, for regional or international research, but a Cornell faculty member must indicate his or her commitment to help guide and support the proposed research.
Project proposals will be reviewed and considered for funding at two levels:
- A few multidisciplinary systems research proposals may be considered for up to $40,000 in funding, and
- More narrowly focused projects will be considered for a maximum $10,000 for the calendar year 2012.
Multiyear projects may be eligible for continued funding, but a renewal proposal and progress report will be required for each year of TSF support.
Read the whole Toward Sustainability Foundation Request for Proposals.