The information below is from the 2020 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) and El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) are pleased to announce a call for proposals to provide seed funding to teams of UC and Mexican researchers with beginning projects in basic and applied collaborative research, instructional development, and public service and education projects that apply research to public issues. The primary objective of the program is to enable the establishment of new collaborative initiatives with the potential for creating permanent ties between UC campuses and Mexican institutions that will grow and continue with the support of other institutional and extramural funds. Therefore, proposals for expansion or continuation of ongoing projects, as well as dissemination of research results of earlier work through binational conferences and publications, will be considered a lower priority.
Projects funded are expected to lead to:
- development of major, long-term collaborations;
- significant advancement of scholarship in the natural sciences, physical sciences, engineering, computer sciences, social sciences, or humanities;
- strengthening of academic and research capabilities of the participating UC and Mexican institutions, especially in Mexican regional universities and institutions outside of the traditional Mexican research centers;
- the development of innovative binational instruction or new courses or degree programs;
- and/or public service and education programs addressing critical issues in Mexico or in the United States.
The program also favors projects that enhance institutional collaboration in terms of student training and researcher exchange. Grant recipients are expected to use the seed funds to undertake the preliminary research necessary to develop proposals for extramural funding.
NOTE: This is one of multiple programs offered through UC MEXUS. Please visit the UC MEXUS Funding Opportunities page for additional information.
Award Amount and Details
Awards of up to $25,000 will be provided for the 18-month period, July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.See the program's 2020 Call for Proposals for details about allowable expenses.
Deadlines and Date Information
The due dates listed below are the most recent due dates our office is aware of. Please see the opportunity home page for information about potential upcoming deadlines or other opportunities.
To be considered, proposals must be submitted to the online application site not later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2020.
Required Application Items (refer to the program's 2020 Call for Proposals for more detailed information about each item):
- Application Cover Sheet
- Project Co-Principal Investigator/Institutional Approval Sheet, University of California
- Project Co-Principal Investigator/Institutional Approval Sheet, Mexican Institution
- Budget Request
- Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
- Letters of intent to participate
- Project Plan
- Bibliography
- Attachments
Eligibility Information
- Each proposal must be co-directed by an eligible Principal Investigator from a UC campus and an eligible Principal Investigator from a Mexican institution of higher education and/or research center that is part of the Registro Nacional de Instituciones y Empresas Científicas y Tecnológicas (RENIECYT).
- Recipients of two or more UC MEXUS-CONACYT collaborative grants from the period 2015 to 2019 are not eligible to apply.
- Postdoctoral researchers and students are not eligible to apply.
See the program's 2020 Call for Proposals for full eligiblity requirements.
