View instructions on the nomination and proposal requirements for the UCD Emeriti/ae Research Award below:

The UC Davis Emeriti/ae Association is pleased to announce the first annual UC Davis Emeriti/ae Association Research Award Program. The award supports worthy research projects led UC Davis Emeriti/ae Professors. One or two proposals will be funded for up to $5000 each. Awardees will give a lecture on their research in UCDEA’s Brain Food Lecture series. Retired faculty with either automatic or Chancellor-granted Emeritus status are eligible to apply. The award can be used to support equipment, supplies, and/or personnel for research, or to support conferences or workshops. Proposals for bridge funding, to retain consultants, to provide summer compensation for the grantee or for travel to conferences do not qualify for this award.

Nomination and Proposal Requirements:

  1. Emeriti/ae faculty should submit a maximum of 8-page proposal for funding as described here: https://emeritiassociation.ucdavis.edu/ucdea-research-award
  2. Include your CV /resume of no more than 2 pages, with focus on accomplishments after retirement.
  3. The award can be used for equipment, supplies, or personnel in support of either research or of conferences and workshops. Proposals should be concise, but with enough detail to allow evaluation. Proposals must include a budget indicating how the funds would be used with a brief justification. The Budget is included in the 8-page limit.
  4. Please submit nomination materials electronically to Larry Thao at the Retiree Center (retireecenter@ucdavis.edu).
  5. The last day to submit applications is October 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM PST.
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