START Grant Awards for Global Environmental Change Research in Africa

2012 Call for Proposals - Grant Awards for Global Environmental Change Research in Africa.

START, the global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training, (www.start.org) is pleased to announce the 2012 Call for Proposals (CFP) for Global Environmental Change (GEC) Research in Africa. This CFP is issued pending approval of funding from donor agencies. The theme for the 2012 CFP is global environmental change, agriculture and food security.

This CFP will support emerging programs of the International Council for Science (ICSU) as described in the report Regional Environmental Change: Human Action and Adaptation , and is consistent with the goals and vision of the US Global Change Research Program .

DEADLINE for submission of proposals: Midnight (2400 hours) US Eastern Standard Time 28 March 2012 at the International START Secretariat office based in Washington, DC, USA. Please use the Application Form (starting on page 8 of this document) and submit your proposal electronically to:  proposals@start.org.

Copies of the Application Form can be downloaded from the START website: Grant Awards for Global Environmental Change Research in Africa.

Inquiries:
Charles S. Kauffman, cskauffman@start.org
International START Secretariat
2000 Florida Ave. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009 USA
Tel: +-202-462-2213, Fax: +-202-457-5859