UC Mosquito Program Research Grants: Instructions

The University of California Mosquito Research Program invites new/continuing proposals for research on control methods for mosquitoes and related topics for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The deadline to apply was Monday, April 2, 2007. Funding awards will be announced in early summer, 2007.

Research topics of special interest

Format for Completion of Proposals for Funding

Principal Investigator: There can be only one Principal Investigator. Include name and institutional affiliation.

Project Title: If other than the first year of a multi-year project, use last year's title again.

Funds Requested: Bring this total forward from the Budget page.

Collaborator(s): List name(s) and institutional affiliation(s). Attach letter(s) of collaboration at the end of your proposal for each. Letters from collaborators must be forwarded with the proposal.

Project Summary: Please be as brief as possible (200 words or less) and send the summary on a CD or by e-mail. This summary will be provided to attendees at the meeting. Please note that the application now requires that you provide a description of “Other Support.” Space is provided on the proposal “Cover Page” for this information. Proposals will not be considered without this information.

Body of Proposal: This section is the body of the proposal and is typed on ordinary white paper, double-spaced with one-inch margins, in 12-pt or larger font. A concise section will be greatly appreciated by those who must read and review it. As a general guide, anything over four pages for a single project is too long.

Objectives of Study: Please list numerically.

Background: Include present status of knowledge of area and relevance of proposal to program goals. If proposal is a continuation of a project currently funded, refer to the annual report submitted with your proposal.

Methods: If a description of methods to be used has been published, include literature citations.

References: Please cite.

Letters from Collaborators: A brief statement indicating their willingness to participate in the research and a brief description of their involvement should be included for each collaborator.

Budget: Prepare a budget page according to the following format. Below is an example of a properly completed personnel budget table. Benefits should be listed separately. Do not request funding for any one individual at an amount greater than the equivalent of 0.5 FTE (annualized basis). This is a long-standing program policy necessitated by budgetary constraints. Note that the salary listed under A (monthly salary) is the full-time equivalent salary and not the salary actually received. Payroll titles must be officially recognized UC titles.

Payroll Title	A Monthly Salary Full Time	B Number of Months	C FTE	Total (AxBxC)
PG-R 4	$2,599	6	0.5	$ 7,797
Res. Ass't.	$2,072	12	0.5	$12,432
Total				$20,229

Supplies and Other Expenses: Amounts should be itemized in a way that can be understood in terms of the research proposed. List miscellaneous costs here not covered in other categories. Do not include publications costs which are centrally funded.

Equipment: Funds are rarely provided for equipment, but there may be special circumstances where new equipment is vital to the conduct of the research proposed. Such instances should be justified by a statement to that effect.

Travel: This is for in-state travel to field sites and to in-state meetings where research results are presented or research plans discussed.

Employee Benefits: Use appropriate benefit rates for your campus. Fee remission for graduate students should be included here.

Total Funds Requested: Your total request should be included here and carried forward to the Cover Page.

Signatures: Proposal must be signed by the Principal Investigator (PI) and the Department Chair (or equivalent administrator) of the PI’s home department. Note: Proposals need not be submitted through the PI’s Contracts and Grants Office. Send proposals directly to the UC Mosquito Research Program.

Nancy Dullum
Mosquito Research Program
Department of Entomology
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8584

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