The California Sea Grant is requesting proposals for Pathways to Inclusive Research Training 2023.
Donor Name: California Sea Grant
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Training/Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $600,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
This funding opportunity seeks to support research mentors in developing pilot research programs that broaden participation and a sense of belonging for undergraduate students from groups that are underrepresented and underserved in marine and coastal sciences, particularly Black or African-American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latine, female, nonbinary, first-generation college students, veterans, LGBTQIA2S+, and students with disabilities.
Applicants are encouraged to propose innovative and transformative pilot programs that offer guided research experiences and mentorship to students, with the goal of increasing retention in STEM and launching careers as leaders in coastal science. Research programs may utilize targeted disciplines, collaborations, or community-building approaches to create an inclusive research experience, including but not limited to:
- Research topics and approaches that address questions related to environmental justice, socio-ecological systems, and interdisciplinary issues
- Co-production of research with underserved communities
- Developing research programs within or building research relationships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
- Fostering a cohort experience for underrepresented students of similar lived experiences
Additionally, research projects should address one or more of California Sea Grant’s Strategic Focus Areas (described in more detail below):
- Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies (RCCE)
- Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA)
- Healthy Coastal Ecosystems (HCE)
California Sea Grant Strategic Focus Areas
- Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies (RCCE)
- RCCE Goal 1: Support research and science translation to assist California coastal communities to adapt and build resilience in a changing coastal social- environmental landscape.
- RCCE Goal 2: Engage diverse stakeholders and incorporate perspectives in planning for and implementing community resilience strategies.
- RCCE Goal 3: Work with communities and partners to help reduce vulnerability to coastal hazards, and plan for and adapt to the effects of climate change, including changes in the frequency and intensity of storms and waves, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and hypoxia.
- Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA)
- SFA Goal 1: Collect and develop science-based information to support sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, and seafood industries.
- SFA Goal 2: Obtain science-based information on probable anthropogenic impacts— including climate change—on coastal and marine living resources and the communities that rely on them.
- SFA Goal 3: Provide science-based information to resource managers, stakeholders, and the general public to better support sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, and seafood industries.
- Healthy Coastal Ecosystems (HCE)
- HCE Goal 1: Support research and provide information to understand the dynamics and functioning of coastal and marine ecosystems. Prioritize obtaining information valuable to the conservation, restoration and adaptive management of these ecosystems to ensure their long-term health and productivity.
- HCE Goal 2: Support research to understand the drivers and impacts of environmental change and anthropogenic impacts and stressors on coastal and marine species, ecosystems, and environments.
- HCE Goal 3: Support research and provide information to support the management and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems.
Funding Information
California Sea Grant is soliciting applications for awards of 1-year in duration, and will fund up to $600,000 worth of projects, with a minimum budget of $25,000, and a maximum budget of $75,000 (to include indirect costs, if any).
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must be submitted by a researcher or faculty employed at a California-based research institution, and either 1) support their existing competitively-funded research or 2) develop new research that address areas of interest to California Sea Grant. Individuals that do not have Principle Investigator (PI) status at their institution are not eligible to apply.
- Submissions from diverse teams led by new faculty, women, nonbinary, Black, Indigenous, Latine, and other individuals with underrepresented identities are strongly encouraged.
For more information, visit Call for Proposals.
