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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
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Sponsor/Award: |
ONTARIO MINISTRY NATURAL RESOURCES - SPECIES AT RISK RESEARCH FUND - 2012 SUMMER COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Aug 17, 2012
Sponsor's: Aug 24, 2012
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Subject Areas: |
Species Protection |
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Description: |
The Species at Risk Research Fund for Ontario is intended to support the protection and recovery of species at risk in Ontario by providing grants to individuals and organizations for scientific research activities. The SARRFO will invest in scientific research projects that are of direct benefit to species at risck, including the collection of baseline information about the threats to a species' survival, identification of the significant habitat of a species and what is needed to ensure that it is conserved, or research that will fill other gaps in information and contributes to the development of recovery strategies. If approved for funding, recipients will receive direction on when to proceed with the project. Following project approval, all recipients are required to enter into a standard agreement in order to be eligible to receive funds. All activities must be completed before February 28, 2013. |
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Application Details: |
Funds are limited to a maximum of $20,000 per year per project. Proposals are a maximum of 9 pages in length (excluding CV?s) and must be submitted electronically (SAR.stewardship@ontario.ca) no later than 11:59 pm on August 24, 2012. The amount of leveraged support will be one key selection criteria. Leverage from external sources is essential and is expected to be both direct (matching cash ? usually a minimum of 1:1) and additional in kind leverage.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Russelo,Theresa M
Pocock,Katy
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Sponsor Contacts: |
SAR.STEWARDSHIP@ONTARIO.CA
WHITNEY BLOCK
99 WELLESLEY STREET WEST
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
416 314-2301
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