RESEARCH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO IAI LIKELY TO BE FUNDED

This briefing from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) argues that current funding levels are insufficient to support a significant number of high-quality, scientifically excellent research proposals submitted for global change research in the region. The document details three primary funding programs established since 1995 and lists 23 specific proposals scored as "good" to "very good" or higher that remain unfunded.

• Since 1995, the IAI has operated three main programs: the Start-up Grants (SG) Program (1995-1997), which awarded 37 of 90 proposals with 1,700,000 USD; the Initial Science Program (ISP) (1996-2001), which awarded 37 of nearly 200 proposals with 3,850,000 USD; and the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Program (starting mid-1999), which awarded 14 of 70 proposals with 10,800,000 USD over five years.
• The IAI reports a funding gap where "scientifically excellent and regional relevant projects" cannot be supported despite high scores from external mail and panel reviewers, particularly within the Collaborative Research Network Program and the Third Round of the Initial Science Program.
• The document identifies 23 specific unfunded proposals scored "good" to "very good" or more. This includes 18 proposals from the Initial Science Program (Round III) with budgets ranging from 90,000 to 130,000 USD, and 5 proposals from the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Program with budgets ranging from 450,000 to 1,000,000 USD.
• Total funding for IAI programs to date amounts to 17,210,000 USD, provided by the US National Science Foundation (16,000,000 USD), the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (60,000 USD), the US National Atmospheric and Space Administration (350,000 USD), and the Argentinean Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology (800,000 USD).

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). RESEARCH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO IAI LIKELY TO BE FUNDED. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Pot-Proj-Fun.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. RESEARCH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO IAI LIKELY TO BE FUNDED. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Pot-Proj-Fun.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndresearch, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{RESEARCH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO IAI LIKELY TO BE FUNDED}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Pot-Proj-Fun.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }