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Center NameCenter LocationCentre websiteContactApplication deadlineCan host working groupsCan cover all travel costsCan support travel costs for participation at another centreSupport for a postdoctoral fellowPage ChargesData management supportMeeting facilitation supportSpecific conditions
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Institute for Global Change Biology (U Michigan) - Just Transformations for Sustainability (Notre Dame) [WORKING GROUP FUNDING ]University of Michigan,Ann Arbor Michigan USA/Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USAhttps://seas.umich.edu/globalchangebiology/call-for-working-grouppreich@umich.eduTBD, likely March-April 2025YesYesNoNoNoSomeSomeIntent is to co-sponsor WGs that focus on the nexus of ecological-social science around the theme of this broad call, but a WG may be sponsored by one of the two centers if its focus falls heavily towards either ecology or social science. Teams must include at least one U of Michigan and Notre Dame faculty member.
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Institute for Global Change Biology Institute for Global Change Biology (U Michigan) - Just Transformations for Sustainability (Notre Dame) [JOINT POSTDOC FUNDING]University of Michigan,Ann Arbor Michigan USA/Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USAhttps://seas.umich.edu/globalchangebiologypreich@umich.eduvaried, depending on associated Synthesis Centre, see call for more detailsn/a - funds working group associated postdocNoNoYes, for joint projects with other Synthesis CentresNoSomeSomeFor joint 'Other Centre - IGCB-JTSI' Working Groups where IGCB and JTSI jointly fund a postdoc, proposal must include a U Mich or ND faculty member
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John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and SynthesisFort Collins Colorado USApowellcenter.usgs.govJill.Baron@colostate.eduJanuary 31, 2025YesYesNoYes (up to $100,000)Yes for one manuscriptNoSomeProposal must include a U.S. Geological Survey scientist
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sDiviDiv Centre, Leipzig Germanywww.idiv.de/sdivMarten.Winter@idiv.dePre-Proposal: January 09, 2025
Full Proposal: March 27, 2025
Final Decision: End May 2025		YesYesNoNoMaybeYesYesProposals must include one or more iDiv scientists (i.e. associated or full member, see description)
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and SynthesisSanta Barbara California USAhttps://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/morphohalpern@nceas.ucsb.edu30th April 2025YesYesNoNoNoYesYesnone
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CESABMontpellier, Francehttps://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/about-the-foundation/le-cesab/
nicolas.mouquet@fondationbiodiversite.fr
2026Meeting Space OnlyNoYes NoNoYesYesFour researchers based in a French lab will be supported to participate in another successful proposed synthesis (2 in 2026 and 2 in 2027). Specific call will open after.
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SINBIOSEBrazil - virtual centrehttps://www.gov.br/cnpq/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/acoes-e-programas/programas/sinbiose-1mmamede@cnpq.brExpected in the first half of 2025YesYesNoYesPossible No NoProposals must be Brazilian led
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CIEECanada - virtual centrehttps://www.ciee-icee.ca/apply.html
ciee-icee@biodiversity.ubc.ca
May 2025YesYes, within project budgetNoNoNoNoNoProposals must have at least one PI who is a Canadian faculty member
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ASCEND - African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and DevelopmentUniversity of Cape Town, South Africahttps://ascendclimate.org/opportunities/
farai.kapfudzaruwa@uct.ac.za
14 March 2025YesYesNoYesMaybeYes, depending on needsYesProposals must be African or global South led
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AquaSYNCCopenhagen, Denmarkwww.aquasync.dkjha@niva-dk.dkApril 2025YesYesNoNoMaybeYesYesProposals must focus on Arctic and/or sub-Arctic aquatic ecosystems (freshwater or marine) and include one or more scientists from NIVA and Akvaplan. A chair/PI from a Norwegian institution is an advantage.
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