Research Grants: Call for New Proposals

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 for the 2007 awards was Monday, April 2. Funding awards are announced annually in early June. Print PDF (6-page PDF includes request for proposals, cover page, budget, progress reports and instructions). Print Microsoft Word document.

General Goals Eligibility Subjects of special interest

Criteria Annual progress report Proposal submission

2007-08 CALL FOR NEW PROPOSALS
Mosquito Research Program
Department of Entomology
University of California , Davis

General
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 principal investigator will present a 15-minute presentation of his/her proposal to a technical committee at the Annual MRP Grant Proposal Presentation Day, to be held Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in the Mission Inn, Riverside, California.

Goals
The primary goal of the UC Mosquito Research Program is to conduct research which will provide improved methods of managing pest and disease-transmitting mosquitoes, thereby protecting the citizens of California from mosquito-borne disease and discomfort from mosquito bites. Emphasis of the Program is on principles of integrated pest management, including practical biological control strategies and other approaches which are not disruptive to the environment. Proposals will be considered in the following categories:

• Chemical control methods (including application technology)
• Mosquito biology and ecology
• Integrated pest management (including biological control)
• Public health

These categories are not meant to be exclusive and any proposal would qualify that fits within the primary program goal as stated above. It is the responsibility of all investigators submitting proposals to be sure that any research proposed conform to the guidelines for ethical research accepted by the University of California and enforced by the individual campuses. These guidelines are especially important for safety, animal care, and where the use of human subjects for research is concerned.

Eligibility
Eligibility for application for research funding from the UC Mosquito Research Program is limited to faculty possessing principal investigator status on a University of California campus.

Subjects of Special Interest

Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated for scientific merit and relevance to problems associated with the control of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases of public health significance. The Mosquito Research Program, through the use of its grants review committee and through administrative review, will evaluate all proposals for conformance to guidelines for ethical research. In cases where questions arise, proposals may be returned to applicants for resolution of these questions before funds are released.

Funding
Please note that requests must be explicitly for one, two, or three years (1, 2, 3 years). Length of project (1-3 years) and year for which support is being requested must be indicated (example: Year 2 of 3-year project). There is a place for this on the cover page. Requests for four or more years of funding will be trimmed automatically to three years. Final notice of awards will be in June 2007.

Annual Progress Report
A progress report is required for funded projects to be included in the 2006 UC Annual Report on Mosquito Research. The deadline for the annual progress report is Monday, April 2, 2007.

Proposal Submission
To be considered for funding, proposals must be received in the Mosquito Research Program Office, Department of Entomology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8584 no later than Monday, April 2, 2007. Proposals should be submitted as one hard copy with all required signatures plus one electronic copy. The electronic copy may be submitted via e-mail to nadullum@ucdavis.edu. For further information, contact Gregory C. Lanzaro, director, UC Mosquito Research Program at (530) 752-5652 or Nancy Dullum, administrative assistant, at (530) 752-6983.

Please note that requests must be explicitly for one, two, or three years (1, 2, 3 years). Length of project (1-3 years) and year for which support is being requested must be indicated (example: Year 2 of 3-year project). There is a place for this on the cover page. Requests for four or more years of funding will be trimmed automatically to three years. Final notice of awards will be in June 2007.

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