The Salata Institute Seed Grant Application

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Funding Request

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My project meets one or more of the following program purposes:

A: Early-stage research in climate change and sustainability that could potentially form the basis for a full proposal through standard (typically external) funding channels.

B: New project funding that will enable faculty whose work is not normally in climate change and sustainability to explore potential pathways to extend their research to this area or, for faculty already working in the field, to branch out in new climate change and sustainability research directions.

C: Interdisciplinary research in climate change and sustainability involving collaboration among two or more faculty members who represent two or more Departments or Schools and who have not previously done joint research.

D: Funding for workshops that will bring together researchers (academic and/or non-academic) to spur research into understudied or emerging topics in climate change and sustainability.

E: Early-stage interdisciplinary research across the Harvard schools on quantifying health outcomes after solutions or interventions in climate change mitigation and/or adaptation. The home school of the Principal Investigators of these projects must be the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Is there a Conflict of Interest for this project?

YesNoIf yes, please list any member of the Faculty Research Committee who has a conflict of interest with the proposed project. The Committee comprises: Stephen A. Ansolabehere, Caroline Buckee, and Peter Huybers. David Jones will join the committee in reviewing proposals related to climate and public health.

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Do you have any Co-Principal Investigators?

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Co-Principal Investigator

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Do you have a Project Administrator?

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Project Administrator

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Proposal Documents

Project Proposal

Include the following in your Project Proposal:

Project description (up to 2 pages, no appendices)
- Projects in category (D) (workshops) may request using conference space at the Salata Institute.
References
Fieldwork Site, Project Client, and Project Partners (if applicable)
- The section should also describe the project team’s prior experience, if any, working in the proposed locations and with the clients and partners listed.
Required equipment and approvals (if applicable)
- Letters of intent, endorsement and commitment from partners must be acquired prior to the start of funding. The proposal should list the approvals necessary for project initiation. If human subjects are involved, prior Institutional Review Board approval is required. This section should also describe any equipment to be used (beyond standard office and computer equipment) and should state and justify the need for any new equipment funded under the proposal.
Data storage and distribution plan for any data collected under this project (if applicable)
- If the grant is for preliminary data collection to prepare for a subsequent larger proposal, the data plan can reference that larger plan.

CVs for Principal and Co-Principal Investigator(s)

Budget outline (1 page)

Indirect costs should not be included in the budget, except fringe benefits on salaries. The grant funding cannot be used to cover student tuition, but it can be used for interns, research assistants and work stipends.

Awards will be subject to the assessment policies in accordance with the University and individual school assessment policies. The proposals’ budgets should include direct costs only and exclude any assessments, which will be determined separately. The Salata Institute will work with the award recipient’s home school to apply the relevant assessment amount, which will be incremental to the award amount and transferred to the school on top of the award amount.

Have you applied for funding from The Salata Institute before?

Please provide details of what you have applied for and when.

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Assurance of Compliance

All recipients of an award from the Salata Seed Grant Program are expected to comply with all University, (or local institutional, if awarded through an affiliated entity), policies governing the conduct of research including, but not limited to, the use of animals, human subjects, hazardous materials, and export controls. Awardees will be asked to provide the name and signature of a school or department administrator who, in addition to the principal investigator, will certify that the project complies with all relevant policies. Funds will not be made available, and invoices from non-Harvard entities will not be reimbursed without such certification. All applicants are subject to audit.

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