Collaborative Research
Generating new science to inform decisions
Collaborative research projects conduct new applied science through an end user driven, collaborative process that results in research, data, tools, or other products that will inform decision making related to a reserve management need. Collaborative research projects can use social and/or natural science research approaches and must have a well-defined research question that the project is designed to answer. To learn more about recent projects browse the project catalog: Collaborative Research Projects
The deadline for submitting proposals in response to the 2020 RFP has passed, but the application materials are provided here as references. We anticipate releasing another Request for Collaborative Research Proposals in fall of 2020. Collaboarative research grants support one- to three-year projects with awards up to $200,000 per year.
Collaborative Research Grants
Collaborative Research grants support 2-3 year projects with awards up to $200,000. In July, the Science Collaborative announced projects recommended for funding from the 2020 call for proposals (see: announcement). We anticipate releasing another Request for Collaborative Research Proposals in fall of 2020. The 2020 RFP and application materials are provided here as references.
Download the RFP: 2020 Request for Collaborative Research Proposals
Resources for Developing Full Proposals:
- 2020 Collaborative Research Full Proposal Guidelines (PDF)
- Reserve Management Needs Summary, October 2019 (PDF)
- Timeline Template (Excel)
- Budget Template (Excel)
- Data Sharing Plan Template (Word)
- Related Work Template (Excel)
- Team Roles and Definitions Used in Guidelines (PDF)
- 2020 Collaboroative Research Proposal Review Process Summary (PDF)
Q&A about Full Proposal Guidelines:
- Q&A Record for Full Proposals (PDF), last updated April 16, 2020
- 2020 Full Proposal Guidelines Q&A webinar - View Recording (YouTube)
Resources from the Pre-Proposal Phase of the Competition:
- 2020 Request for Collaborative Research Pre-Proposals
- Tips for Collaborative Research Pre-Proposals (web-based tool)
- RFP Q&A Record (PDF)
- 2020 Collaborative Research RFP Q&A webinar - View Recording (YouTube) and Slide Deck (PDF)
Additional Proposal Development Resources:
- Conceptualizing & designing collaborative science projects - Webinar summary and video
- Characterizing end users – A tool for collaborative projects (Word)
- Reflections on engaging end users – A tool with key considerations for engaging end users (Word)
- Engaging end users webinar summary – Working iteratively to produce usable science (PDF)
- Additional references and tools are available on the Applicant Resources page
Contact
Questions about this funding opportunity can be directed to:
Email: NERRS-info@umich.edu
Phone: Maeghan Brass (734-763-0727), Lynn Vaccaro (734-763-0056)