IGCB-JTS application | University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability

Welcome to the IGCB-JTS application page!

This form is for applications under the Joint International Call for Synthesis Proposals.

Pre-proposal DEADLINE EXTENDED: 3 March 2025 (11:59 PM EST).

Final proposal Deadline: TBD *Questions marked with a red star are mandatory.

If you are facing any difficulties during the application process, please contact sraubs@umich.

First Name

Last Name

Please enter the preliminary title of your project:

Your (first PI's) email address:

Your (first PI's) homepage:

Name of second PI (if applicable):

Email address of second PI (if applicable):

Homepage of second PI (if applicable):

Project description

Project description (no more than 750 words excluding references, usage of references is optional, no charts, no graphics, no calculations, no formatting but continuous text):

Please describe briefly

the aims, scientific content and novelty/relevance of your planned project, particularly regarding the relationship between climate change and biodiversity
its synthetic aspect
how you plan to work on the proposed topic (e.g. methods/approaches, data etc.)

Describe briefly if and how your project engages genuinely with topics and researchers from under-represented regions:

Clarify the source and availability status

Please clarify the source and availability status (e.g. available, to be mobilized etc.) of the data you plan to use, if applicable. If data is not available, explain why. PLEASE FOLLOW the described format: data; source; existing (open access/available to researcher/yes, but to be mobilized/no); short description about coverage; website. Omit any other usage of the semicolon except as separator. Hint: You may compile the list in Excel, save it as CSV file and paste its content in the text box below.

Give a preliminary list of participants who will presumably join your group (one participant per line):

PLEASE FOLLOW the described format: full name; webpage; home institute; state if early career or senior scientist; and field of expertise.

Example: Jane Doe; http://www.jane-doe.umich.edu; UM; Senior; restoration ecology.

Hint: You may compile the list in Excel, save it as CSV file and paste its content in the text box below.

Upload the IGCB and/or JTS members' Letter of Support in one PDF file here

(find a template on the IGCB Call webpage)

Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Please name at least 5 potential reviewers for your project’s full proposal in case the pre-proposal will be approved.

Please name at least 5 potential reviewers for your project’s full proposal in case the pre-proposal will be approved. PLEASE FOLLOW the described format: Full name; email address; website. Omit any other usage of the semicolon except as separator. Hint: You may compile the list in Excel, save it as CSV file and paste its content in the text box below.