The Office of Foundations Relations is pleased to share this open call for funding from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR).
UCSC Contact: Almut Wolf | awolf2@ucsc.edu
Funder: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: FFAR–OCP Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: January 29, 2025, 5pm EST
Funding: $75,000
Overview
The FFAR–OCP Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellows Program, also called the FFAR–OCP Fellowship, aims to spur and foster disruptive innovation in the next generation of fertilizer research and development through a research challenge, whereby emerging young scientists in agriculture research can enhance their efforts in fertilizer efficiency research and technology development. The technologies and research generated through this project will address the need for increasing plant uptake of essential macronutrients and limit the loss of inputs – which contribute largely to water and marine ecosystem damage – while boosting productivity.
Eligibility
- Stipend support for up to five early career scientists.
- Candidates are within up to ten years of receiving a Ph.D.
- Enable high impact research in the focus areas of the project.
- FFAR OCP Fellows Program will not support brand new research proposals without any prior history of research progress.
Award
- Maximum of $75,000
- 12 to 24 months of funding
- Conduct projects in fertilizer efficiency research and technology development that have already demonstrated promise in a first phase of research and would clearly benefit from a catalytic push to achieve proof of concept or early product development to progress to a second phase.
Timeline
- January 29, 2025 5pm EST Applications Due
- Spring 2025 Award Notification
- Summer 2025 Anticipated Project Start Date
Resources
See 2022 and 2023 Fellowship Cohort.
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. Within the Division of Social Sciences, please contact Ashlee Tews (ashleeac@ucsc.edu).
Call sent: December 12, 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 and corporations 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