Concept Development Grant Application

Year 2018

QU Internal Grants / CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTAPPLICATION 2018
Submitted by:
For Office of Research Support Use only
Project ID
Start Date / -----\----\------/ End Date / -----\----\------
Approved Amount / 1st year : / 2ndyear: / Total (QR):
Date:
Project Title
Principle Investigator (PI) information
Name
Position Title
Department, Research Center, laboratory or equivalent
E-mail Address
Phone/mobile/Fax
List of Team Members
Include name, title, affiliation (QU department/discipline/research center, or other institution, university, ministry, industry, etc.), email address, phone number, and each researcher’s role, e.g. PI, Collaborator, Graduate student, Student, Consultant, etc.
Researcher#1 / Researcher#2 / Researcher#3
Name
Role in Project
Institute/Position
College/Center/Department
e-mail Address
phone number
Abstract
(Not to exceed 300 words)
Required Resources
Resource / Needed Y/N / Available Y/N / Budgeted Y/N
  • Laboratory Space

  • Facilities

  • Office and Computer Facilities

  • Major Equipment

Alignment with Research Priorities
Describe how the research aligns with QU research roadmap and national research priorities. Describe how the research will address and provide solutions to national, regional, or world problems
(Not to exceed 1 page)
Projectplan and expected outcomes
(not to exceed 6 pages excluding references)
a. Problem Statement and Prior Art Search
What is the pain this concept is addressing? Briefly outline the problem domain and perform preliminary prior art search describing the latest work and issues with existing approaches.
b. Technology Readiness Level
What is the maturity of the current concept? Describe the level of development of the concept and the previous work conducted by the research team.
c. Development Objectives
Describe the anticipated stage of development of your concept after completing your project. How does your proposed new concept contribute to solving the problem?Provide a few facts & figures to show that your proposed new product has a market.
d. Project Plan (at least 2 pages)
Describe the project milestones and high level approach. If applicable, you may consider doing some of the following (if applicable):
  • describe clearly the new approaches over existing prior art
  • describe any project milestones and plan to work with stakeholders (customers, industrial partners, etc.)
  • describe the potential difficulties or risks of the proposed approach and provide alternative approaches to achieve the specific aims.
e. Impact
Describe any potential innovation and the expected end user
  • IP/Copy right/trade secrets
  • Technology transfer with partners
  • Innovative services/products (for start-ups or product development in existing companies)
f. Commercialization Plans
Explain the plans to commercialize the concept and develop it further after the project. Reflect on the funding sources needed and the path toward commercialization with potential development stages.
g. References
Compliance and Ethical Considerations
Will the project involve use of any of the following: / No / Yes, approval pending / Yes, approval granted
  • Human subjects?

  • Animal subjects?

  • Hazardous materials?

Previous Research Publications Related to the Proposal
List up to Five Publications related to this research project (include ISSN for journal articles and ISBN for book chapters:
Date / Authorship* / Title / Journal / ISSN or ISBN

*sole, 1st author,2ndauthor,…etc

Previous Research Funding
List All External Grants received in the last 3 years (add rows as needed):
Title of Research Project / Project ID / Type of Grant / Grant Amount / Project Duration / Role*

*PI, Lead PI, etc

List All Internal Grants received in the last 3 years including summer grants (add rows as needed):
Title of Research Project / Project ID / Type of Grant / Approved Grant Amount / Project Duration / Role* / Final Report Submitted

*PI, Lead PI, etc

Budget Breakdown
(before including any software, equipment or book, please make sure it is not available in or not supported by QU)
College / Center
Project Title
Principal Investigator
Co-Investigator
Project Duration
Description / QTY / Unit Price / Sub-Total
1st Year / 2nd Year / Total
A. Support Personnel / 0
Research Assistants / Engineers / 0
Clerical Staff / Technician / 0
Others (please specify) / 0
Subtotal Personnel / 0 / 0 / 0
B. Software Packages / 0
please specify / 0
0
Subtotal Software Packages / 0 / 0 / 0
C. Materials Supplies and Equipment / 0
please specify / 0
0
0
0
Subtotal Materials and Supplies and Equipment / 0 / 0 / 0
D. Text Books/ Publication / 0
please specify / 0
0
0
0
Subtotal Text Books/ Publication / 0 / 0 / 0
E. Travel Expenses / 0
*HR package applies for Non Qatari Faculty members.
*HR Travel Policy applies for Qatari Faculty members / 0
0
0
0
Subtotal Travel Expenses / 0 / 0 / 0
F. Printing and Publishing / 0
please specify / 0
0
0
0
Subtotal Printing and Publishing / 0 / 0 / 0
G. Miscellaneous / 0
please specify / 0
0
0
0
Subtotal Miscellaneous / 0 / 0 / 0
Total in QR / 0 / 0 / 0
Budget Justification
For every item included in budget, provide detailed justification below making sure to link the budget item to stated project objectives.
  1. Support Personnel:

  1. Software Packages:

  1. Equipment, Materials & Supplies:

  1. Travel Expenses:

  1. Miscellaneous (i.e. printing & publishing, books, references):

Attachments
  • Final reports for internal QU grants funded during the last 3 years (with list of publications/outcomes stemming from the grants)
  • Completed projects summary
  • Letters of support from consultants, collaborators, institutions, etc. (If applicable, provide letters of support from collaborators or consultants to acknowledge their interest and support to accomplish the proposed research)
  • CV or Biographical Sketches of the PI, CO- investigators (Not to exceed 4 pages)
  • Plagiarism similarity report

I confirm the following: / No / Yes
  • The project idea is original and is not a duplicate of any previous work?

  • I have checked for Plagiarism

Signatures:

We the undersigned, certify that to the best of our knowledge all the information provided in this application are correct. If the research proposal is approved for funding, we will be bounded by all rules of the Qatar University in spending the allocated research grant.

Name / Signature / Date
Lead Principle Investigator (LPI)
Associated Dean For Research and Graduate Studies / Center Director
Director of Research Support

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