Timeline

The Agroecosystems Research Grant timeline is:

Preproposals

• The preproposal is a brief concept document that is submitted online, usually in the late spring or summer.
• The SARE Administrative Council decides which preproposals will progress to full proposals soon after the deadline.
• Applicants whose projects have been selected to proceed will be notified promptly.

Full proposals

• Full proposals are due in the fall, usually late October or early November.
• Reviewers contact applicants by telephone in November or December to ask any questions they may have about the project
• Finalists for funding will are invited to a face-to-face interview in late January or early February.
• Reviewers present their recommendations to the SARE Administrative Council in late February or early March
• Applicants learn in March whether their project was funded or not.

Grant contract, funds and project length

• The grant contract is drawn up during April and May
• Funds are usually available in May
• The maximum performance period on any given contract is four years.
• Only projects that are proceeding well will be offered a second round of funding.