Science Transfer Program
of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Program Purpose: To promote partnerships through the communication of information about Great Lakes ecosystems and their fish communities, sea lamprey control, and emerging ecological concepts and technologies to fishery researchers and managers, to governments, and to the public. The program provides a dedicated source of funding to support the objectives and activities described in A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries and the commission’s partnership vision statement .
Types of Projects: Science transfer projects include all forms of commission-sponsored communication related to scientific and technical information. Types of activities used to disseminate information include:
A description of the types of projects eligible for funding through the Science Transfer Program is available on the Science Transfer Webpage .
Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2009. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered.
Funding: The current call is for Science Transfer Program projects scheduled to begin no sooner than January 1, 2010. Typical Science Transfer Program projects are one to two years long and range in funding from $5,000 to $20,000.
Proposal Template and Application Instructions
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