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Concept PapersResearch Program Concept Paper GuidelinesFirst time applicants: If your institution is applying to the Foundation for the first time, please do so through your central development office and make sure to submit all the required tax and audit documentation listed under our Eligibility and Priorities page. All concept counseling call requests must be submitted by the designated institutional liaison. Only one conference call will be scheduled for each institution to discuss all concepts. These may include up to 8 concepts in the Research Program as follows: up to 4 concepts in the Science and Engineering area and up to 4 concepts in the Medical Research area. To ensure productivity of your call, liaisons are strongly encouraged to invite administrators who are familiar with the projects and involved in the limited selection process. Note that principal investigators may not join the call. Concept counseling calls are scheduled on a first come, first served basis and there is no wait list. Early submissions are highly recommended for this popular session. The Foundation will start accepting concept call requests in late June and mid-December. To schedule a concept counseling call, the designated liaison must email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following items:
Single-paged concepts for the Research Program should be in 12 point font with 1 inch margins and should include:
Note to liaisons: All final, relevant concepts and bios must be submitted within three days of your scheduled call or your call time will be forfeited. In selecting concepts to discuss, we encourage your team to visit our grant abstracts to review the types of research projects and award amounts that have been recently funded by the W. M. Keck Foundation.
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