Call for W.M. Keck Foundation Pre-proposals Science and Engineering and Medical Research Programs

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This Keck Foundation opportunity is a targeted submission.  Please follow these guidelines if interested in the Keck Foundation program:

  • Review the funding announcement (Keck Proposal Guidelines), and if interested in the opportunity, contact Katie Watkins via return email (kwatkin@uakron.edu) with a brief description of your idea, much like an abbreviated white paper.  Include a summary that describes the proposal’s goals, strengths, and potential for success, given Keck’s funding criteria.  In the case of a collaborative proposal, include the names/departments of each UA collaborator.
  • The “white papers” are used for internal review to determine projects with the highest likelihood for success and/or alignment with the University’s strategic plan.
  • The Provost’s Office will make the final determination of which ideas will go forward to Keck.
  • Timeline:
    • Project descriptions due to Katie Watkins by November 11, 2016.
    • Determination of finalists will occur no later than November 18, 2016.
  • Finalists will then work with Ellen Perduyn or J.D. Spinner of the Office of Corporate Foundation Relations, Department of Development, to complete a concept paper.
  • Formal concept papers are due to W.M. Keck no later than December 1, 2016.

APPLICANTS MAY NOT CONTACT THE KECK FOUNDATION DIRECTLY.  ALL CONTACT WITH KECK MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY’S OFFICE OF CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS.