Deadline: 28 February 2018
The Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research is seeking nominations for its New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award 2018 to promote career advancement of highly creative and promising new scientists who intend to make a long-term career commitment to research in food and agriculture.
Within the scope of the New Innovator Program, investigators will have the freedom to explore new avenues of inquiry that arise during their research. Through this program investigators will have the ability to pursue highly creative ideas, to firmly establish their early lines of research into important food and agriculture scientific areas and provide stability in funding during their critical early career years by reducing the time spent on writing applications.
Funding Categories
FFAR anticipates funding for ten awards between the two research categories:
- Category 1- Target Areas of Research:
- Achieving a Deeper Understanding of Nutrition and Healthful Food Choices
- Enhancing Sustainable Farm Animal Productivity, Resilience, and Health
- Improving Plant Efficiency
- Managing Food Production Systems to Enhance Nutritional Outcomes
- Optimizing Agricultural Water Use
- Spurring Food System Innovation
- Transforming Soil Health
OR
- Category 2- FFAR Challenge Areas:
- Food Waste and Loss
- Healthy Soils, Thriving Farms
- Innovation Pathways to Sustainability
- Making “My Plate” Your Plate
- Protein Challenge
- Urban Food Systems
- Water Scarcity
Funding Information
- Amount per Award is up to $100,000/year for up to three years. One-to-one cash match is required.
- FFAR will award each applicant up to $100,000 per year for up to three years with an additional $100,000 required cash match from non-federal sources for a total award of up to $600,000. Applicants may ask for a longer duration, provided the total funds (FFAR request + Cash Match) do not exceed $600,000 and FFAR’s allocation does not exceed 50% of the total award amount.
- To receive an award, the match must be secured by the nominating institution. Matching must be from a non-federal source and may not come from funds already designated for other purposes.
- For example, a faculty member’s startup package that was developed through employment negotiations may not be redirected to cover the match. In-kind matching is not permissible for this program.
- Indirect costs are limited to 10% of the total award. Construction and renovation costs are not allowed. Salaries of principal investigators are allowed for time not covered by institutional or other grant funds and effort should be commensurate with the research proposed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Institutions
- U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
- Public/state controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- U.S. Nonprofit Research Institutions other than Institutions of Higher Education
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
In keeping with FFAR goals to reach a diverse and broad range of institutions and individuals who participate in its programs, the following types of higher education institutions are encouraged to apply for FFAR programs:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- 1890s Land Grant Institutions and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Tribal Colleges and Universities
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions
Institutions may submit up to two nominees to the 2018 New Innovator Award program. To coordinate and streamline submission of nominations by each institution, FFAR recommends that the nomination(s) be submitted through the organization’s Office of Sponsored Programs or a similar central office.
- Individuals
- Faculty members at eligible institutions with the creative ideas, skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research program as Principal Investigator are invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support.
- Faculty member must have been hired on or after August 1, 2014, for his or her tenure-track or equivalent position and may work in any discipline or any department within the organization.
- Preference will be given to individuals near the onset of their independent research career and who are within eight years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
- Individuals with significant research experience prior to obtaining their faculty position will not be considered.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: U.S
For more information, please visit FFAR
