FY 2020 Call for Proposals

New/Important this year:

On page 8 of the updated request for proposals under Future Goals, the PI should provide a clear statement describing the future leveraging of funds.

Hatch Projects (individual investigator, multidisciplinary, and multistate)

McIntire-Stennis Projects (individual investigator, multidisciplinary, and multistate)

Funding Period: FY 2020 (October 1, 2019- September 30, 2020)

Submission Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2018, by 4:30 p.m.
Submit proposals to CALS WAES via WISPER. Requests for deadline extensions will not be granted.

Submission Guidelines:

• Proposals received after 4:30pm on September 7, 2018 will not be considered.
• Proposals must be submitted via the WISPER system.
• Proposals must include all approvals (Chair/Administrator/Co-PIs) in order to be considered.
• Attachments to the WISPER record must include budget worksheet, as well as a full proposal.
  NOTE: The budget worksheet now includes a timeline component. This additional tab in the budget worksheet document must be completed in order for proposals to be considered.
• Document type selected must be “Hatch”
• Proposals must be routed to Casey Hillmer.

Review Schedule: October-November 2018

Funding Decisions Announced: December 2018 – January 2019

Proposal Materials:

• FY20 Call for Proposals (full call document)
• Proposal Cover Page & Worksheets for Project Budgets (MS Excel spreadsheet)

See the Budget Worksheet Guide for additional information on completing this document.

If you are using a Mac – once changes have been made to the Excel spreadsheet, save it as an MS Excel Workbook (File > Save As > MS Excel Workbook)

For Additional Information/Assistance:

Angie Seitler at (608) 261-1432, angela.seitler@wisc.edu
Casey Hillmer at (608) 262-2397, casey.hillmer@wisc.edu