Extramural Coordinated Funding

UM Submission Instructions: David & Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science & Engineering 2023

Sponsor:	David & Lucile Packard Foundation ,David & Lucile Packard Foundation ,David & Lucile Packard Foundation ,David & Lucile Packard Foundation ,David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Award Title:	David & Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science & Engineering
Amount:	$875,000 Recipients will receive individual grants of $875,000 distributed over five years. Of the $175,000 paid each year, $17,500 is available to the university as compensation for administrative costs.
UM Deadline:	02/24/2023
Sponsor Deadline:	04/20/2023
Description:	The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering program invests in future leaders who have the freedom to take risks, explore new frontiers in their fields of study, and follow uncharted paths that may lead to groundbreaking discoveries. This program allows the nation's most promising professors to pursue science and engineering research early in their careers with few funding restrictions and limited paperwork requirements. Fellows must be faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators engaged in research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering and must be within the first three years of their faculty careers.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit:	2
Additional Requirements:	New faculty
Sponsor Guidelines:	https://www.packard.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-Packard-Fellowship-Guidelines.pdf
UM Nominations Process:	Interested potential candidates should submit the candidate materials as a single pdf document to collabor@umn.edu no later than 4pm on 2/24, with the letters sent separately also by 4pm on 2/24: 1. Curriculum Vitae including publications.(3 page limit) 2. Current external research support. 3. Research statement by the nominee: Describe why the research is important and outline general goals for the next five years. Also indicate, in general, how funds will be used. This need not be a detailed budget. An additional page may be included for figures, images, references.(Limit to 1400 words - maximum of two pages of text, prepared in 12-point found with 1-inch margins. If there are relevant figures, images or references, please include these separately on a third page) 4. Four Reference Letters: One from nominee's department head and three from external referees. At least one recommendation must be from a person who has had no supervisory or collaborative contact with the nominee. Per the instructions from Packard, letters should not exceed two pages and should be prepared in 12-point font with 1-inch margins. The letters may be addressed to Amy Kircher, Associate Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research. Final nominees must resubmit reference letters directly to the Packard Foundation by their deadline of April 20, 2023. Letters should be sent directly to collabor@umn.edu from the referees (Subject title: "Packard Nominee Name Reference Letter"). The internal competition should be completed by mid March so that the names of the U of MN nominee(s) chosen in the internal competition can be forwarded to the Foundation by March 15. Final application materials are due to the Packard Foundation by April 20. Please direct any questions about this competition to collabor@umn.edu.
Peer Review Coordination:	Research and Innovation Office contact email
Status:	No longer accepting applications.
Please note:	To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity.

General Information

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Internal Requirements

Sponsor: Name of funder.
Award Title: Funding opportunity nameAmount: Range/Maximum dollar amount awarded.
UMN Deadline: Submission deadline for internal proposal as determined by the coordinating office.
Sponsor Deadline: External deadline identified by the sponsor.
Description: General information about the sponsor and the funding opportunity. Usually describes the purpose of the funding opportunity, overview of what the sponsor is looking for, including distinctive criteria. This is not meant to take the place of the sponsor guidelines; please read the sponsor guidelines before deciding to apply.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to Submit: The maximum number of applications the sponsor will allow the university to submit.
Additional Requirements: Identifies any special requirements such as cost sharing, partners, etc.
Sponsor Guidelines: Link to the sponsor’s funding opportunity website.
UMN Nominations Process: Contains specific internal submission requirements including internal proposal instructions, deadline, eligibility, internal nomination process, contact information.
Peer Review Coordination: The name and contact email of the office coordinating the funding opportunity. RIO coordinates most limited submissions, but opportunities coordinated by other offices or programs are also posted on this webpage.
Status:
- Open: UM deadline has not passed and the opportunity is open for application.
- Forecasted: The funder has not yet formally published the opportunity. The deadline has yet to be determined.
- Archived: The opportunity has been archived by the funder.
- Spots Remaining: UMN deadline has passed, with some applicant spots still available. Contact collabor@umn.edu if interested
- First-Come, First-Served: Applicants accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact collabor@umn.edu if interested
- Contact Us: The internal deadline has passed, but no applicants were selected. Please contact the office coordinating the peer review for more information.
- In Review: Peer review process is in progress for the opportunity.
- PI Selected: The PI(s) have been selected as the official UMN nominees.
- Closed: UMN is no longer accepting applications.

UMN Selection Process

Once the internal deadline has passed, if the number of applicants is less than or equal to the number of spots the university is allowed to send forward, the applicants automatically become the UMN nominee(s).
If the status of an opportunity is "First-Come, First-Served", there was not time to hold an internal review. Applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
If there are no applicants, the status will change to "Contact Us". At this point, the opportunity changes to a first-come, first-served opportunity.
If there are multiple applicants, the office coordinating the nomination will determine the review criteria and coordinate the review process. The status will change to "In Review".
Once the review has been completed all parties will be notified via email.
Nominees will be provided with an email from RIO (or the designated coordinating office) indicating that they are the university's nominee. This letter should accompany the nominee's proposal.
SPA is notified of the university's nominee(s) and the status is updated to "PI(s) Selected".

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