Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.idrc.ca/iriacc/
Sponsor/Award: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTR - INTERNATL RSRCH INITIATIVE ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - 2010 WINTER COMPETITION - LETTER OF INTENT

Grant Amount: $30,000 CAD
Deadline: Dean's: Dec 24, 2009
Internal: Dec 31, 2009
Sponsor's: Jan 07, 2010

Subject Areas: International or Global Development, Climate Change, Adaptation
Description:

The International Development Research Centre, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada are partners in this funding opportunity to support research and networking on the adaptation to climate change in Canada and in low and middle income countries.

This competition is funded by CIHR, IDRC, NSERC and SSHRC. CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC will fund and administer the development grants. Successful applicants at the LOI stage can request up to $30,000 to cover proposal development costs. Administrative lead organizations in Canada will administer the development grants on behalf of the applicants in low and middle income countries and in Canada. IDRC will issue and administer the grant agreements of the funded full research programs, on behalf of all the granting agencies.

Application Details:

This Initiative will support the formation of multinational teams from Canada and from low and middle income countries, who will develop networks and programs of research. Successful applicants will initiate interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaborations with researchers, communities, practitioners and policy-makers in Canada and around the globe.

The principal investigators/co-directors must jointly submit the LOI application form. Applicants invited to submit a full research application will be provided an application form. Both application forms provide specific instructions on preparing and submitting applications. Applications must be submitted according to the specifications outlined in the LOI and full application forms. Only applicants that are invited to develop a Full Research Grant application will be required to submit a development grant budget (for up to $30,000 Canadian dollars). Following notification of results from the LOI adjudication process, the Canadian principal investigator will be contacted and required to submit the development grant budget within five business days.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM.

NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

IRIACC@IDRC.CA
250 ALBERT STREET
P.O. BOX 8500
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 2366163