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

Tue Aug 2 08:23:33 PDT 2016

I am sorry that the email I forwarded to you below was a mistake. Toyota is
only soliciting proposals from the University of Michigan. If you know
somebody at U of Michigan you could develop a joint proposal with them. But
we can not submit proposals alone. Sorry for the confusion. Chris

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:19 PM, Prof. Chris Mi <cmi at sdsu.edu> wrote:

> Colleagues - please see below Toyota funding opportunity.
>
>
> RSVP for Info Session from the TRI and the BEC
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> $4 Million Toyota Research Institute Call for ProposalsCall for
> pre-proposals sent on behalf of the UM Business Engagement Center
>
> <http://umich.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=acde11c0d4&e=d830a9edf6>
> ------------------------------
> 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
> ------------------------------
>
> *RSVP by August 8.*
>
> Register by Monday 8/8 for the Wednesday 8/10 Info Session
> <http://umich.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=2fb96602ea&e=d830a9edf6>
>
> Toyota Research Institute (TRI)
> <http://umich.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=7c1c706fca&e=d830a9edf6> 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
>
> ------------------------------
> *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/
> <http://umich.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=37fc6bdd99&e=d830a9edf6>
> ------------------------------
> *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
>
> ------------------------------
> *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
>
> ------------------------------
> *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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