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Proposals For Working Groups

Proposals for working groups are short, not to exceed 5 single-spaced (12-pt type) pages (not including budgets or CVs). Proposals should be organized as follows:

  1. Title (80 characters max)
  2. Short Title (25 characters max)
  3. Name and contact information for Project Leader, and any Co-Leaders
  4. Project Summary (250 words max) - appropriate for public distribution on the NESCent web site
  5. Introduction and Goals - What important scientific problem in evolutionary biology is being addressed?
  6. Proposed Activities - What specific data and analytical tools will be used? How will synthesis occur?
  7. Names of Proposed Participants. Indicate which individuals are already committed to participating. Not all participants need to be specified in advance; if unspecified, the type of expertise needed should be indicated. Working Groups should include some participants with appropriate analytical and/or IT expertise. If non-US participants are proposed, briefly describe why their participation is essential to the success of the project.  Please review our NESCent Travel Arrangements and NSF/NESCent Travel Policy, and, in particular, information on non-US visitors and international airfare.
  8. Rationale for NESCent support - Why can this activity be most effectively conducted at NESCent?
  9. Anticipated IT Needs - Briefly describe any needs for IT support that are important to the success of the proposed project. Please indicate whether long-term maintenance of a public database will be expected.
  10. Proposed Timetable - include Start Date month and year, number of meetings, and length of each meeting
  11. Anticipated Results - include anticipated papers, data and software products, and anticipated public release of data and products
  12. Short CV of Project Leaders (2 pages for each). Do not include talks, society memberships, nor papers in preparation.

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 1-12). There are several software products for converting common file formats to pdf, e.g., CutePDF™.

Proposals are submitted electronically. Please login first if you have already created a profile.