{"id":6845,"date":"2016-02-06T06:11:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T06:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.99.100:8080\/?page_id=6845"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:26:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T18:26:07","slug":"grant-program-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darkenergybiosphere.org\/research-activities\/research-support\/grant-program-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Programs FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A major portion (20%) of our annual budget goes towards C-DEBI community grants and fellowships. Since C-DEBI\u2019s inception in 2010, we have supported calls for proposals for our\u00a0Research Grants<\/a>, Education Grants<\/a>, and Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/a>. Our current annual call for Research Grants and Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships only is due December 1, 2017.<\/p>\n

What is the Source of C-DEBI Funding? Am I Eligible?<\/h2>\n

C-DEBI is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center administratively based at the University of Southern California (USC). Our Center is funded by NSF\u2019s Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE award 0939564<\/a>) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The applicant\u2019s home institution must be a US institution able to receive NSF funding as a subaward from USC. The home institution\u2019s Sponsored Research Office must submit an institutional letter of intent stating the contact at the institution who will be receiving the award on behalf of the institution.<\/p>\n

C-DEBI Leadership (Co-PIs and Senior Scientists) are not eligible to apply for Research and Education Grants.\u00a0 Existing graduate students and postdocs in C-DEBI Leadership labs and previous fellowship recipients are not eligible to apply for Fellowships.<\/p>\n

C-DEBI welcomes proposals from applicants who would enhance diversity in C-DEBI and STEM fields.<\/p>\n

What is the Frequency of the Proposal Calls?<\/h2>\n

Our current annual call is due December 1, 2017.<\/p>\n

Who Develops the Proposal Calls?<\/h2>\n

The research calls are developed by the C-DEBI Executive Committee<\/a> (ExCom).<\/p>\n

What are the Review Criteria?<\/h2>\n

Successful proposals will be thoughtfully conceived, carefully organized, clearly written, relevant to C-DEBI themes, highly impactful, and tractable given the budget and schedule.<\/p>\n

Small Grants and Fellowships Proposal Review Criteria<\/h3>\n
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  1. Will this project greatly advance our understanding of the deep sub-seafloor biosphere?
    \n<\/strong>Is the project impactful or exciting and should it be supported at this time? How relevant is the project to C-DEBI     goals<\/a> and research themes<\/a>?<\/li>\n
  2. Is this a strong proposal? <\/strong>\n