[Faculty] Fwd: $4 Million - Toyota Research Institute Call for Proposals

[Prof. Chris Mi]

Colleagues - please see below Toyota funding opportunity.


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$4 Million Toyota Research Institute Call for ProposalsCall for
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TRI Info Session
TRI CEO Gill Pratt will present.
*RSVP Required. Space is limited.*
*Date: *Wednesday, August 10, 2016
*Time: *1:30pm - 2:30pm Info Session
           2:30pm - 3:15pm Reception
*Location: *North Campus, Johnson Rooms, Lurie Engineering Center,
1221 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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*RSVP by August 8.*

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Toyota Research Institute (TRI)
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applies
artificial intelligence to tasks in mobility, safety, and materials
discovery. The current focus is on four thrusts:

   - *Autonomous Driving*
   - *Enhanced Automotive Safety*
   - *Indoor Mobility/Home Robotics*
   - *Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery*

TRI seeks proposals from the University of Michigan (U-M) that will advance
TRI’s efforts in these thrusts.

TRI plans to provide *up to $16 million dollars* to the University for
research in areas of interest to TRI over a period of four years starting
in January 2017. Funded projects may have durations ranging from one year
to up to four years. Separately, TRI also plans to provide up to $10
million per year for research in the U.S. in the materials design and
discovery thrust starting in February 2017.
*Pre-proposal Requirements:**Submission Deadline: *Submit a brief
pre-proposal* by September 30, 2016, by 5:00 pm to
TRI2016Preproposals at umich.edu
<TRI2016Preproposals at umich.edu?subject=TRI%202016%20Pre-proposal%20Submittal>
using
the following file naming convention: *PI first name_PI last name_date*
(*e.g.,* *Jane_Smith_072116*).

*Award Amount: * $4,000,000 in total will be awarded in this application
cycle for U-M projects with durations ranging from one to four years.
*Eligibility:  *U-M faculty and researchers
**Pre-proposals should be no more than two pages and include the following*:

   - Project Title
   - TRI Thrust Focus Area
   - Principal Investigator Team Information: name, email, phone, department
   - Project Summary:  description of what you propose to do, the preferred
   project duration, and a one-line budget estimate that includes U-M indirect
   costs
   - Proposed yearly milestones and deliverables

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*TRI Focus Areas*:TRI invites pre-proposals in four broad topic areas;

   - Self-Driving Cars
   - Enhanced Driving Safety
   - Indoor Mobility and Home Robotics
   - Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery

More details on topics are available at
http://bec.umich.edu/about/for-faculty/toyota-research-institute-tri-2016-call-for-proposals/
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*Evaluation Criteria*:

   - Innovation - Extent that concept is ambitious, novel,
   transformational, and interdisciplinary
   - Impact - Significant potential for future impact in the areas of
   interest to TRI
   - Approach - Effectiveness of the proposed work plan and the proposed
   team, and possible engagement with TRI

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*Proposal Process and Timeline*:

   - *August 10 - September 30, 2016:  *Pre-proposals submission
   - *October 14, 2016: *Select applicants will be invited to submit a full
   proposal
   - *November 11, 2016: *Full proposals due
   - *November 30, 2016: *Announcement of selected proposals by steering
   committee
   - *January 2017: *Projects start

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*For questions please *email TRI2016RFPQuestions at umich.edu
<TRI2016RFPQuestions at umich.edu?subject=TRI%20RFP%20Question> or contact
Umesh Patel, Sr. Director, Business Engagement, ucpatel at umich.edu,
734-647-6097.
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