Request for Proposals - 2008 IFAS Research Innovation Fund
Date: July 15th, 2008
From: Mark R. McLellan, Dean
The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station is calling for proposals to seek funding from the IFAS Research Innovation Fund which provides funding for three target areas:
- Projects that position faculty with preliminary data to be successful with large scale national grant applications;
- High risk projects (lower odds of success) with potential for spectacular scientific payoff;
- Projects that need funding to position them for commercialization.
Each IFAS unit (Department, REC, and IFAS recognized Center) may submit one proposal to the Dean for Research Office...
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