Amy submitted a one-pager (with Stephanie Wissel and Kai Staats) to compete for the OSU slot for the Nov. 1, 2017 Keck proposal.  See attached one page writeup, one for OSU answering specific questions and another for Keck (OSU gets Keck input at this "phase 0" stage).  I found the OSU instructions (also attached) to be incomplete and hard to follow so see my docs for examples.  The PI's CV (of any length) is also attached with these two docs.  You need to put them all into one pdf and submit one file to the OSU webpage (and it is unforgiving about submitting a file and wanting to delete it an submit a different one).  

I am also attaching a budget spreadsheet that Keck will ask for at the next stage.  This is helpful to see as a rough budget is drafted at Phase 0.  Keck will not pay F&A (keeping the lights on) but will pay fringe benefits (like health insurance).  It is expected that the host institution would pay the F&A if awarded due to the prestige.

W.M. Keck Foundation (PM: Dinessa Solomon, Limited Submission Sponsor)

·         §  The foundation follows a Two-Phase Application Process.

·         §  Initial contact must be coordinated through OSU in keeping with the limited submission

process. A single page concept paper is required and is used to help schedule/initiate a conversation with a Keck program officer during their pre-application counseling period (1/1 – 2/15 for May submittal; 7/1 -8/15 for November submittal). 

·         §  Grants are awarded twice annually (June & December). Sponsor submission deadlines are May 1 and November 1

CCAPP projects would fall within the Keck Foundation’s Research Program priority, which seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in medical research and science and engineering. Currently capping awards at $1 million (prefers to award these larger grants). Competitive projects: 

·         §  Focus on important and emerging areas of research

·         §  Have the potential to develop breakthrough technologies, instrumentation or methodologies

·         §  Are innovative, distinctive and interdisciplinary

·         §  Demonstrate a high level of risk due to unconventional approaches, or by challenging the

prevailing paradigm

·         §  Have the potential for transformative impact, such as the founding of a new field of research, the

enabling of observations not previously possible, or the altered perception of a previously

intractable problem

·         §  Does not focus on clinical or translational research, treatment trials or research for the sole

purpose of drug development

·         §  Fall outside the mission of public funding agencies

·         §  Demonstrate that private philanthropy generally, and the W. M. Keck Foundation in particular, is

essential to the project’s success

Simons Foundation (PM: Leanda Rix, Limited Submission Sponsor)

1.     The foundation issues requests for applications (RFA) for each of their funding opportunities. They have both limited submission opportunities and open calls. CCAPP projects may fall within the following funding priority areas: 

·         §  Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Rolling Deadline) – supports high risk projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis. An LOI must be submitted through the online application system. Grants are awarded for up to five years; there is no recommended funding limit.