Application Process

Within the online application, we will ask you a few basic questions. You will then be required to upload a. PDF or Word document that contains the following elements:

• Project Personnel – As the person creating the draft application, you will automatically be assigned to the proposal as the Principal Investigator (PI). If there are Co-PIs on the project, you may include them in your document.
• Proposal Summary – Information about the project is requested, such as the project title, start and end dates, the central research question(s), and a 200-word project summary with the project’s significance to the industry. The proposed project duration can be up to 5 years.
• Project Methodology – Include a brief description of the approach you will use to answer the research question(s)
• Budget and Budget Justification – Your project’s total budget should include a brief narrative that describes that specific expense. You may also include an itemized break-down of each cost to justify the overall budget.
  We value collaborative research and give special consideration to projects that involve and contribute matching funds.
• Proposal Supplemental Narrative – You can add any additional information, fact sheets, or brochures (as .PDF files) to further describe the project.
• Project Team – A description of the team should identify the roles, responsibility, and knowledge base of the PI, Co-PI(s), and any supporting researcher(s). In the case where your project includes Co-PIs and other supporting researchers, this document should describe how the team will work together to complete the research project, briefly highlighting what each team member will contribute to the project.