Krishna Ella GARDEN Grant

Krishna Ella Global Agricultural Research and Development Network (GARDEN) Grant

Purpose: To seed and promote activities by CALS faculty and staff towards developing a Global Agricultural Research and Development Network (GARDEN).

Eligibility: All CALS faculty (with tenure home in a CALS department) and academic staff.

Timeline: The call for proposals for 2023 will be announced in January. Funds will be available for 12 months from date of acceptance, reimbursed to the project quarterly. Unused funds will revert to CALS Global at grant completion.

Application Process: Please submit a two-page description (single-spaced, 11-point or larger font, and standard 1-inch margins) of the proposed GARDEN activity. Include a brief budget not to exceed $5,000 along with a description of any expected leveraged support. Budget should not exceed one-page. The entire document, including a two-page CV, should be submitted by the deadline as a single pdf document to global@cals.wisc.edu with a subject headline ‘CALS Global GARDEN grant.’ The entire application should not exceed five pages.

Supported Activities:

1. Research project development or implementation in or with another country
2. Support for graduate research at an international institution
3. Travel to an international partner institution to collaborate on project development or a grant proposal
4. Hosting an international partner or visiting scientist at UW/CALS to strengthen global networking
5. Other activities may be considered but need to receive approval from CALS Global before the time of submission

Review Process: A sub-committee of the CALS International Committee will review all applications and prepare a ranked list based on published criteria. The Director of CALS Global will make the final selection.

For further information, please contact CALS Global Executive Assistant, Julia Frangul (julia.frangul@wisc.edu).

Past Recipients