GUIDELINES FOR POSTDOC PROPOSALS
Proposals for postdoctoral fellowships are short, not to exceed 5 single-spaced (12-pt type) research proposal pages including bibliographic references. CVs may be up to an additional 2 pages.
Proposals should be organized as follows:
- Title (80 characters max)
- Name and contact information
- Project Summary (250 words max) - appropriate for public distribution on the NESCent web site
- Introduction and Goals - What important evolutionary problem is being addressed?
- Proposed Activities - What specific data and analytical tools will be used? How will synthesis occur?
- Rationale for NESCent support - Why can this activity be most effectively conducted at NESCent?
- Proposed Timetable - include start date, month, and year
- Anticipated Results - include anticipated papers, data and software products, and anticipated public release of data and products
- Short CV of the applicant (2 pages)
- Name, address and email for 3 references (see below).
APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Proposals will be accepted in digital format only as a pdf file. Graphics should be embedded directly into the proposal document. Note that proposals should be submitted as a single pdf file including all of the components listed above (items 1-10). There are several software products for converting common file formats to pdf, e.g., CutePDF™.
Applications are submitted electronically. Please login first if you have already created a profile.
References are also submitted electronically as part of submitting the application. Applicants will enter the referees' names, addresses and email addresses. Our system will automatically generate an email to each referee with instructions on how to submit the reference through our web site. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure that the references are submitted by the proposal deadline.
