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How to Join the Belmont Forum
As a partnership of funding organizations, international science councils, and regional consortia committed to the advancement of transdisciplinary science, the Belmont Forum is open to new partnerships with resource providers across all sectors and governance levels, including institutions and universities, encompassing both monetary and in-kind contributions.s from the global scientific community committed to helping fulfill the Belmont Challenge [LINK TO BE ADDED]
Members
The Belmont Forum’s Members are national and international organizations that directly support Belmont Forum CRAs through the provision of resources (funding). Members play a key governance role in the Forum through the biannual Plenary meetings.
They also identify and lead call development and delivery, engage in ad-hoc committees and working groups to help develop and support operations, and actively participate as members of the Belmont Forum Steering Committee and Co-chairs.
Through these activities, Members play a crucial role in supporting transdisciplinary, transnational research aimed at understanding, mitigating, and adapting to global environmental change.
There are three requirements to be considered for membership:
Participation by the organization in a Collaborative Research Action
Monetary or in-kind contribution to the Secretariat
Identification of a principal representative from the organization to correspond on Forum business
Organizations who have met these criteria submit a letter of interest on organizational letterhead to the Secretariat from a lead person with authority over partnerships. The Secretariat will respond and work with the organization to ensure it is in compliance with the three requirements and communicate membership interest to our existing members.
At the annual plenary meeting, existing members cast their votes to welcome new members to the Forum. Once membership is approved and all requirements verified, the organization has full voting rights, is invited to all plenary meetings and closed sessions at those meetings, can lead and propose themes for Collaborative Research Actions, and can serve on the Steering Committee or as Co-Chair.
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Partners
The Belmont Forum Partners are organizations whose mission aligns with and supports the Belmont Challenge but do not provide resources (funding) for research. Partners contribute to the Belmont Forum mission in various ways, including sharing expertise, capacity development and training support, collaborating on projects, and facilitating knowledge exchange.
Through a partnership mechanism, these organizations can work closely with the Forum as it develops its funding, training, and data agendas. Partners do not have voting rights but are invited to all plenary meetings and may participate in closed plenary sessions.
Organizations interested in applying for partnership with the Forum submit a letter of interest on organizational letterhead to the Secretariat from a lead person with authority over partnerships.
In the letter, the organization indicates areas of mutual benefit between the Forum and itself. The letter is reviewed by the Steering Committee to ensure that the organization has interests aligned with the Forum and has identified how the organization can help the Forum attain its goals. The application is then shared with the full membership for e-voting to decide on partnership with the interested institution.
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Other Options
The Belmont Forum is also offers other opportunities to participate through Coordination Grants, Legacy Activities, Task Teams, Private Sector Engagement, sponsorship of the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI), and others. You can learn more here. [Link to an updated PDF version of the Belmont Forum Partnership Modalities document. In addition to any updates, the document would benefit from edits for clarity.]
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