The Office of Foundation Relations is pleased to share this open call for funding from the Simons Foundation.
UCSC Contact: Samantha Forde | forde@ucsc.edu
Funder: Simons Foundation
Opportunity: Early Career Investigator in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards
Deadline: January 23, 2025
Overview
The purpose of these awards is to help launch the careers of outstanding investigators in the fields of microbial ecology, microbial biogeochemistry and/or microbial evolution in marine or natural freshwater systems, who will advance our understanding through field work, experiments, modeling or theory. Investigators must currently be active in basic research addressing fundamental questions in these fields and must focus a large fraction of their lab’s effort in one of these areas. Applicants whose research focuses on the microbiomes of animals or plants, symbioses of microbes with animals, coral biology, paleoceanography, geobiology or aquatic pollution will not be considered.
Award Amount & Terms
$270,000 USD per year, including indirect costs (limited to 20% of modified total direct costs), for a period of two years.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
- Hold a tenure-track, tenured or, for institutions with no tenure track, an equivalent independent position in an institution in the U.S. or Canada (in a campus within these countries)
- Have carried out research in such a position starting no earlier than November 2020 and no later than July 2024.
See here for a list of previous awardees.
Timeline
- January 23, 2025 LOI Deadline
- April 1, 2025 LOI Notification
- May 1, 2025 Full Proposal Deadline (Finalists Only)
- June 1, 2025 Award Notification
- July 1, 2025 Award Start Date
Special Instructions
Please notify the Office of Foundation Relations if you are interested in applying to this opportunity (fr@ucsc.edu). For support developing your proposal, please contact the Research Development Specialist assigned to your unit or send a request to resdev@ucsc.edu.
Call Sent: December 5, 2024
The Office of Foundation Relations is a unit of University Advancement. The FR team creates and maintains mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with private organizations, matching grant initiatives with educational and research programs and centers. FR supports faculty and staff to identify and approach these and other private foundations for funding, to assist in strategic positioning of the grant application, and to facilitate funder campus visits. For a list of recent funding opportunities, please visit the FR website. FR Calls for Funding