May 19, 2000

GVU is offering a Collaborative Program Development Grant of $10,000 to promote team building among its diverse faculty members whenever they seek or respond to larger scale research funding opportunities.

Successful proposals for larger scale projects usually require a gradual period which begins with team members becoming acquainted with one another, followed by exchange, refinement and development of ideas. Successful proposals are less likely to come from teams that are formed quickly to respond to a specific research or business opportunity.

The CPD grant is designed to support GVU faculty as they build a team to develop collaborations, write research proposals or begin research consortia involving companies. For example, GVU faculty might use the CPD Grant to approach a funding agency they have not approached before with a team different than those they have been part of previously. Alternatively, faculty could approach companies to develop a consortium-level initiative. The grant may be used for any item in support of this development activity, including support for meetings, trips to meet colleagues, fellow team members and prospective funders, proposal writing costs and other expenses. The grant can also be used to support a graduate student or support person (such as a technical writer). However, unlike the GVU Seed Grant, this person would not be the center of activity. Rather he or she would provide additional support to the team members in their planning and development.

The following conditions apply to GVU Collaborative Program Development Grant proposals:

• Teams must consist of at least three GVU faculty.
• Team members from institutions other than Georgia Tech may participate, but the planning should be for a research effort with a GVU member as lead.

Recipients of a CPD Grant are required to provide two items at the end of the grant period:

• Evidence of ongoing meetings for research project or consortium development
• A major research proposal or a consortium infrastructure including a management and funding plan, marketing materials (brochure, web pages), research agenda and prospective (or actual) member companies.

GVU faculty are encouraged to submit proposals of two pages maximum for the Collaborative Program Development Grant. Proposals will be reviewed by an independent panel composed of GVU faculty and other qualified reviewers. The proposal should include:

• Title
• GVU participants (and any additional participants)
• Envisioned research and its anticipated impact
• Where funding would be sought
• Fit with GVU and its interdisciplinary mission
• Program development schedule (summary only)
• Proposed use of the GVU grant money
• Expected results of the GVU grant

Proposals must be submitted by July 1, 2000. All proposals must be submitted via email to Joan Morton, at joan@cc.gatech.edu.

The CPD Grant recipient will be announced on or before July 21, 2000 and will be posted on GVU's home page. All monies must be expended by June 1, 2001.