Collaborative Research
Generating new science to inform decisions
Collaborative research projects conduct new applied science through an end user driven, collaborative process that results in research, data, tools, or other products that will inform decision making related to a reserve management need. Collaborative research projects can use social and/or natural science research approaches and must have a well-defined research question that the project is designed to answer. To learn more about recent projects browse the project catalog: Collaborative Research Projects
Collaborative Research Grants
The Science Collaborative is currently accepting pre-proposals in response to the 2021 Request for Collaborative Research Pre-Proposals. Proposals may request up to $200,000 per year, for up to three years. The total budget may not exceed $600,000 for a three-year project.
Pre-proposals, including a five page narrative, budget estimate and appendices, must be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Pre-proposals are a mandatory step in the application process and will be used to determine which applicants are invited to submit full proposals.
Download the RFP: 2021 Request for Collaborative Research Proposals
References for Developing Pre-Proposals:
- Annual Summary of Reserve Management Needs, October 2020 (PDF)
- Tips for Collaborative Research Pre-Proposals (web-based tool)
- Team Roles and Definitions Used in Guidelines (PDF)
- Summary of the Proposal Review Process (PDF)
- RFP Question & Answer Record (updated November 29, 2020)
- Question & Answer Webinar about this RFP (Recording on YouTube)
Additional Proposal Development Resources:
- Conceptualizing & designing collaborative science projects - Webinar summary and video
- Characterizing end users – A tool for collaborative projects (Word)
- Reflections on engaging end users – A tool with key considerations for engaging end users (Word)
- Engaging end users webinar summary – Working iteratively to produce usable science (PDF)
- Additional references and tools are available on the Applicant Resources page
Guidance and Templates for Developing Full Proposals (From the 2020 RFP - For Reference Only)
These templates are only needed for full proposals and will be updated in February 2021 for the current grant competition. These documents are provided as references only and are not needed for developing pre-proposals
- 2020 Collaborative Research Full Proposal Guidelines (PDF)
- Timeline Template (Excel)
- Budget Template (Excel)
- Data Sharing Plan Guidance and Template (Word)
- Related Work Template (Excel)
Questions about this RFP
Questions about this funding opportunity can be directed to:
Email: NERRS-info@umich.edu
Phone: Lynn Vaccaro (734-763-0056) or Jen Read (734-769-8898)