UCOP/UC Marine Council

The UCOP Office of Research and the UC Marine Council are pleased to announce the availability of research funding through the Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative (CEQI) for AY 2006-2007. Proposals are being solicited in the following categories: 1) Multicampus Research Projects; 2) Graduate Student Fellowships; and 3) Workshops, Conferences or Planning Meetings.

With this competition, UCOP is pleased to introduce a new paperless, on-line application processing system. The Call for Proposals, guidelines and application processes can be found at the program website: www.ucop.edu/research/coastal

Submission Deadlines: Pre-proposals for Multi-campus Research and Graduate Student Projects must be submitted by 1 March 2006. All full proposals are due by 1 May 2006. In addition, please be reminded that when Program funds are available, the Rapid Response Program provides funding of up to $5,000, on a short turnaround basis and outside the normal proposal submission cycle, for research-related events such as workshops, conferences and symposia.