INTRODUCTION
Funding is available to assist in the
attraction of researchers and development
of proposals for iCORE's major award
programs.
ICT
Strategy, Planning, and Recruiting Grants
of up to $10,000 are available to support
faculty members at Alberta universities
in strategizing, planning and recruiting
for the development of outstanding research
teams in information science and engineering
at Alberta universities.
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grants are expected to lead to a proposal
to establish an iCORE Chair, Professor,
Industry Chair or Visiting Professor.
Proposals may be submitted at any time
and are reviewd and approved monthly.
PROGRAM
DETAILS
ICT
Strategy, Planning, and Recruiting grants
are intended to support researchers
at Alberta universities in the process
of identifying and attracting global
leaders in information science and engineering
and in the subsequent process of building
strong research teams. iCORE supports
a variety of approaches to recruiting
outstanding researchers.
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grants will fund travel, accommodation
or other costs in support of the development
of a proposal for an iCORE Chair or
Professor and associated research team.
The activities supported might involve:
bringing in renowned researchers for
workshops aimed at calibrating our understanding
of research goals and methodologies
in a particular area; organizing thinktanks
with invited participants aimed at developing
a proposal for a Chair; conferences
or seminars that explore research areas
in which iCORE is interested in supporting
a Chair, hosting a potentail Chair and
his or her family for a visit to Alberta.
EVALUATION
CRITERIA
1) Hosting activities that involve
individuals who may be potential Chair
or Professor candidates
The
criteria for evaluating grant applications
are:
- extent
to which the research and candidate(s)
meets iCORE criteria for an iCORE
Chair, Professor, Industrial Chair
or Visiting Professor;
- departmental
support for the research and candidate(s);
- potential
for recruiting candidates for iCORE
funding;
- potential
to increase Alberta informatics research
networks;
- plan
for evaluation and follow up of candidate
and/or project.
2)
Conference sponsorships
The
criteria for evaluating grant applications
are:
- extent
to which the conference topic is aligned
with iCORE's target research areas;
- departmental
support for the conference;
- potential
for recruiting candidates for iCORE
funding;
- potential
to increase Alberta informatics research
networks;
- plan
for evaluation and follow up for possible
candidate and/or collaborative research
project.
APPLICATION
PROCEDURES
Proposals should describe in five pages
or less:
- proposed
planning, strategizing or recruiting
activity;
- area
of research;
- approach,
objectives, plan and schedule;
- connection
to current Alberta research and researchers;
- proposed
participant or participants
(curriculum vitae or bio attached);
- evaluation
process and next steps;
- funding
request.
Proposals
must be submitted electronically in
PDF or Word format to proposals[at]icore.ca.
For
more information, visit www.icore.ca,
call 403-210-5335 or send email to info[at]icore.ca.