Beef Cattle Research Council 180, 6815 – 8th Street NE

Calgary, Alberta T2E 7H7

Tel: 403.275.8558 Fax: 403.274.5686

www.beefresearch.ca

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PROPOSAL – ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH CHAIR

Please ensure you have read and followed the Instructions and Guidelines document prior to submitting a proposal.

Please enter information within the fields below. The document must not exceed six pages.

Applicant Information

Institution Name:

Institution Address:

City: Province: Postal Code:

Applicant Name:

Phone Number: Email:

Institutional Lead Name:

Phone Number: Email:

Chair Information

Title of proposed Chair:

Name of the department/unit where the Chair will be located:

Proposed date of appointment of Chair:

Length of appointment of Chair:

Long-term goal and focus of the position (including how it will align with BCRC’s core research objectives and priority areas):

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Long-term goal and focus of the position (con’t)

Need for Chair position and current capacity gaps that exist:

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Complementarity of the position (including with existing positions, programs and infrastructure currently within the institution and other collaborating institutions/programs across Canada):

Mandate to support industry through extension efforts:

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Mandate to support industry through extension efforts (con’t)

Incrementality of the position (How will the creation of this new position result in a net gain in research capacity?):

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Estimated Budget

Average annual budget Total over combined number of years proposed

Salary & benefits – Research Chair

Salary & benefits - Technician

Travel

Research equipment & supplies

IT equipment & support

Technology transfer

Program funding

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

Funding Summary (to meet total expenditures outlined above):

A) Institution contributions

B) Other funding sources*

C) BCRC REQUEST

D) Total Funding (A+B+C)

*List source, amount requested, and status of all other funding sources

Other funding source

Other funding source

Budget commentary (briefly explain estimated expenditures, institution commitments and other sources of funding):

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Budget commentary (con’t):

Institution’s commitment to the position:

Signatures

Applicant signature:

Date:

Institutional lead signature:

Date: