Proposal: Scientific Seed Grants

Author(s): Joaquin Rapela

Getting big ideas off the ground

Purpose

• To structure and promote collaborative projects at SWC/GCNU

Implementation

• Structure an internal proposal, review, and project management cycle for independent projects for members of the SWC/GCNU
• Deliverables for projects are in the form of written documents (preprints) though this could be made more flexible depending on the nature of the project (SWC-hosted website showcasing the project)

Stakeholders

• Concerns anyone engaged in research at the SWC/GCNU. We should poll this group to gauge their interest in such a scheme
• GLs may be wary of the scheme as it could detract from their labs’ missions by taking their lab members’ time. There may be a structure that makes this time commitment specific and measurable.