Office of Research

Small and Large Grants 2020

Limited Submissions

UPDATE 2/7/20: The Foundation just posted the following notification on their website so the UW cannot apply this year. We will send out the limited submission notification in 2021.

 

“The Garneau-Nicon Family Foundation will not be funding grants for the 2020 grant cycle. Applications for the 2021 grant cycle with be accepted Feb 1st, 2021 - March 31st, 2021. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

 

The Garneau-Nicon Family Foundation was established in 2011 for the purpose of supporting charitable purposes in the Greater Puget Sound Region emphasizing but not necessarily limited to scientific, medical, religious, artistic, and literary or educational purposes.

 

1.       Grants will only be made in accordance with IRS rules and requirements of Section 501(C)(3) and related sections.

2.       If you are applying for a “Capital Improvement” grant that you need to raise additional funds in order to complete.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. CV (not NIH format)  of the PI
  3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday February 22, 2020. Proposals are due to the sponsor 3/31/20, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 3/20/20 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2020

Deadlines
02/07/2020 UW Internal Deadline Closed
02/07/2020 OSP Deadline
02/07/2020 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Garneau Nicon Family Foundation

Funding amount

$50,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.