Faculty of Science
Graduate Studies Committee and
Exploration & Discovery Committee
Office of Graduate Studies
APPLICATION FORM: Science Seed Grants
Basis of the Program @http://www.upei.ca/science
Please populate the blocks below using Arial (11) or Times-New Roman (12) font. Adhere to the space
limitations indicated and read the Basis of the Pilot Program before writing a full proposal. Submit your
proposal electronically to the Ms. Colleen Gallant, Office of Graduate Studies: cgallant@upei.ca.
Questions? sciencegradstudies@upei.ca.
Deadline: Dec 31, 2015. Notification of results: Jan 30, 2016. Expected start date: Feb 01, 2016.
Title:
Co-Investigators:
Co-PI/Department
Co-PI/Department
Co-PI (Student)/Department
Lay summary
(Up to 250 words)
Research proposal
Headings: Context, Objectives, Approach, Role of the student, Significance in the short- and long-term (2 pages)
Interdisciplinary nature of the proposal
Justify the complementarity of the PI’s disciplines and the project outcome (1 page)
Budget
Provide a summary table and briefly justify funds requested: Up to $4,000 (1 page)
Research history
Summarize research contributions in the past five years (up to 1 page per Co-PI)
References
List all the references cited in this document abbreviated as needed (1/2 page)