Signatures can be scanned and emailed or faxed to the funding organization. Only the applicant and will be required at the time their organizations’ signatures of submission of full proposal. Those of team members and their respective organizations can follow. Upon receipt, proposals will be reviewed for completeness and may be rejected at the sole discretion of AFC members. The lead funder will notify applicants if their proposal is incomplete and request the completed information by a specific date. Incomplete proposals will not be reviewed further. The proposals will be reviewed for scientific, technical or innovative excellence, relevance and applicability to the AFC priorities . member’s Proposals will be sent for external review to scientific, business and/or industrial experts, as appropriate. Reviewers will sign non-disclosure agreements and will have to declare all potential conflicts of interest. They will evaluate each proposal taking into consideration the criteria that will be provided to them by the AFC members (see Section 3.6). 3. Eligibility The Applicant(s) must meet the following eligibility criteria established by the AFC member organizations, for their Application to be considered. 3.1 Eligible Applicants The research and innovation team may be comprised of researchers from the following types of organizations: Provincial governments; Federal research agencies (including Crown research organizations); Non-profit research institutions; Academic institutions, including universities, colleges, and technical schools; Industry associations serving the agriculture, food and beverage industry; Existing or prospective companies and supply chains that can increase the value and sales of Alberta products; and/or Other research institutions, firms or enterprises approved by the members of the AFC. 3.2 Eligible Locations Research projects can be conducted either within or outside Alberta as approved by the funder(s). The following are important considerations if the Applicant/proposed project are to be conducted outside of Alberta: a. it is strongly recommended that at least one project team member be from Alberta; b. the research work proposed must result in economic or social benefit to Alberta; c. the benefits gained by Alberta will be equivalent to those which would accrue if the work were conducted within the province.
Signatures can be scanned and emailed or faxed to the funding organization. Only the applicant and their organizations’ signatures will be required at the time of submission of full proposal. Those of team members and their respective organizations can follow. Upon receipt, proposals will be reviewed for completeness and may be rejected at the sole discretion of AFC members. The lead funder will notify applicants if their proposal is incomplete and request the completed information by a specific date. Incomplete proposals will not be reviewed further. The proposals will be reviewed for scientific, technical or innovative excellence, relevance and applicability to the AFC member’s priorities . Proposals will be sent for external review to scientific, business and/or industrial experts, as appropriate. Reviewers will sign non-disclosure agreements and will have to declare all potential conflicts of interest. They will evaluate each proposal taking into consideration the criteria that will be provided to them by the AFC members (see Section 3.6). 3. Eligibility The Applicant(s) must meet the following eligibility criteria established by the AFC member organizations, for their Application to be considered. 3.1 Eligible Applicants The research and innovation team may be comprised of researchers from the following types of organizations: Provincial governments; Federal research agencies (including Crown research organizations); Non-profit research institutions; Academic institutions, including universities, colleges, and technical schools; Industry associations serving the agriculture, food and beverage industry; Existing or prospective companies and supply chains that can increase the value and sales of Alberta products; and/or Other research institutions, firms or enterprises approved by the members of the AFC. 3.2 Eligible Locations Research projects can be conducted either within or outside Alberta as approved by the funder(s). The following are important considerations if the Applicant/proposed project are to be conducted outside of Alberta: a. it is strongly recommended that at least one project team member be from Alberta; b. the research work proposed must result in economic or social benefit to Alberta; c. the benefits gained by Alberta will be equivalent to those which would accrue if the work were conducted within the province.
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