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 Info Session<br>           2:30pm - 3:15pm Reception<br><strong>Location: </strong>North Campus, Johnson Rooms, Lurie Engineering Center, <br>1221 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109<hr><br><span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)"><strong>RSVP by August 8.</strong></span><br> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="padding:0px 18px 18px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-radius:5px;background-color:rgb(8,76,158)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18px;padding:20px"><a title="Register by Monday 8/8 for the Wednesday 8/10 Info Session" href="http://umich.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=2fb96602ea&e=d830a9edf6" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;line-height:18px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">Register by Monday 8/8 for the Wednesday 8/10 Info Session</a>                             </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0px 18px 9px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(96,96,96)"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="http://umich.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=7c1c706fca&e=d830a9edf6" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(8,76,158);word-wrap:break-word">Toyota Research Institute (TRI)</a> applies artificial intelligence to tasks in mobility, safety, and materials discovery. The current focus is on four thrusts:</span><ul><li><strong style="font-size:15px">Autonomous Driving</strong></li><li><strong style="font-size:15px">Enhanced Automotive Safety</strong></li><li><strong style="font-size:15px">Indoor Mobility/Home Robotics</strong></li><li><strong style="font-size:15px">Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery</strong></li></ul><span style="font-size:15px">TRI seeks proposals from the University of Michigan (U-M) that will advance TRI’s efforts in these thrusts.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:15px">TRI plans to provide <strong>up to $16 million dollars</strong> 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.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:Helvetica;padding:0px 18px 9px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-size:16px;line-height:24px"><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:22.5px;letter-spacing:-0.5px"><span style="font-size:17px"><strong>Pre-proposal Requirements:</strong></span></h3><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>Submission Deadline: </strong>Submit a brief pre-proposal* by September 30, </span><span style="font-size:15px">2016,</span><span style="font-size:15px"> by 5:00 pm to <a href="mailto:TRI2016Preproposals@umich.edu?subject=TRI%202016%20Pre-proposal%20Submittal" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(8,76,158);word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:bold">TRI2016Preproposals@umich.edu</a> using the following file naming convention: <span style="font-family:"courier new",courier,"lucida sans typewriter","lucida typewriter",monospace"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">PI first name_PI last name_date</span></strong> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial,"helvetica neue",helvetica,sans-serif">(<em>e.g.,</em> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:"courier new",courier,"lucida sans typewriter","lucida typewriter",monospace">Jane_Smith_072116</span></strong></span><span style="font-family:arial,"helvetica neue",helvetica,sans-serif">).</span><br><br><strong>Award Amount: </strong> $4,000,000 in total will be awarded in this application cycle for U-M projects with durations ranging from one to four years.<br><strong>Eligibility:  </strong>U-M faculty and researchers<br>*<strong>Pre-proposals should be no more than two pages and include the following</strong>:</span><ul><li><span style="font-size:15px">Project Title</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">TRI Thrust Focus Area</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Principal Investigator Team Information: name, email, phone, department</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">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</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Proposed yearly milestones and deliverables</span></li></ul><hr><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:22.5px;letter-spacing:-0.5px"><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>TRI Focus Areas</strong>:</span></h3><span style="font-size:15px">TRI invites pre-proposals in four broad topic areas; </span><ul><li><span style="font-size:15px">Self-Driving Cars</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Enhanced Driving Safety</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Indoor Mobility and Home Robotics</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:15px">More details on topics are available at <a href="http://umich.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=37fc6bdd99&e=d830a9edf6" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(8,76,158);word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:bold">http://bec.umich.edu/about/for-faculty/toyota-research-institute-tri-2016-call-for-proposals/</a></span><hr><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:22.5px;letter-spacing:-0.5px"><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>Evaluation Criteria</strong>:</span></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size:15px">Innovation - Extent that concept is ambitious, novel, transformational, and interdisciplinary</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Impact - Significant potential for future impact in the areas of interest to TRI</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">Approach - Effectiveness of the proposed work plan and the proposed team, and possible engagement with TRI</span></li></ul><hr><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:22.5px;letter-spacing:-0.5px"><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>Proposal Process and Timeline</strong>:</span></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>August 10 - September 30, 2016:  </strong>Pre-proposals submission</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>October 14, 2016: </strong>Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>November 11, 2016: </strong>Full proposals due</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>November 30, 2016: </strong>Announcement of selected proposals by steering committee</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>January 2017: </strong>Projects start</span></li></ul><hr><h3 style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:-0.5px"><strong>For questions please </strong>email <a href="mailto:TRI2016RFPQuestions@umich.edu?subject=TRI%20RFP%20Question" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(8,76,158);word-wrap:break-word">TRI2016RFPQuestions@umich.edu</a> or contact Umesh Patel, Sr. Director, Business Engagement, <a href="mailto:ucpatel@umich.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(8,76,158);word-wrap:break-word">ucpatel@umich.edu</a>, <a href="tel:734-647-6097" value="+17346476097" target="_blank">734-647-6097</a>.</h3><hr> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0px 9px"><a href="http://umich.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad&id=4600e42208&e=d830a9edf6" title="" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word"><img align="left" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c0ed40b82c935f8335c000fad/images/98788721-c229-442a-a623-128f5418fada.png" width="564" style="max-width: 1000px; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px"><tbody><tr><td align="center" va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