White Paper Due Date: February 15, 2010

5:00pm EST

II-VI Foundation

1370 Washington Pike, Suite 404

Bridgeville, PA 15017

412.206.0580,

BLOCK-GIFT WHITE PAPER COVER PAGE

(Revision C dated 01 October 2009)

DATE of Application: ______/_____/______

FULL NAME of institution or center of excellence: ______

NAME of principal investigator:

______

MAILINGADDRESS: ______

SHIPPING ADDRESS: ______

PHONE: ______FAX: ______

EMAIL: ______

TITLE of R&D project/initiative: ______

______

FUNDING REQUEST associated with project: $______

TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD covered by this request: 07/01/10 to 06/30/11

PROJECTED OUTCOME and likelihood of FOLLOW-ONREQUEST: ______

______

______

NOTES:

  1. Please attach a comprehensive white paper using the Block-Gift White Paper Instructions shown in ATTACHMENT A as a guide. Be sure to include all the elements requested.
  2. See ATTACHMENT B for reporting and invoice requirements.
  3. White Papers are due by February15, 2010. No extensions are available.

4.Gifts are intended to cover a twelve month period and must be in the range of $50,000 to $100,000 each.

II-VI Foundation

1370 Washington Pike, Suite 404

Bridgeville, PA 15017

412.206.0580,

BLOCK-GIFT WHITE PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

ATTACHMENT A

(Revision B dated 01 October 2009)

Please include the following items in your II-VI Foundation Block-Gift White Paper:

  1. Cover Page (see attached template)
  2. Concise statement of the R&D problem to be investigated/solved (1 page)
  3. Description of R&D program approach and anticipated results/benefits (2 pages)
  4. Program statement of work (SOW) including a listing of investigative steps/experiments to be performed (3 pages)
  5. Program timeline showing tasks, milestones and deliverable items, if any. (1 page)
  6. Listing of human and laboratory resources to be employed (keep biographical material to key points). The research should involve significant graduate student participation.(1 page)
  7. Program cost budget (remember, this is an unrestricted gift bearing no overhead) (1 page)
  8. Follow-on R&D activities/benefits (1 page)

Including:

  • Likelihood of reaching the current project goal
  • Potential impact of reaching the current project goal
  • Potential for follow-on project (time period and funding)

NOTES:

Please use a single-spaced, 12-point font and 0.75-inch margins.

Please number the pages in the lower right corner.

Including the cover page, your white paper should be a maximum of eleven (11) pages in length.

II-VI Foundation

1370 Washington Pike, Suite 404

Bridgeville, PA 15017

412.206.0580,

BLOCK-GIFT WHITE PAPER PROGRAM

ATTACHMENT B

(Revision C dated 01 October 2009)

REPORTING AND INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

  1. PROJECT REPORTS: Should be submitted as agreed to provide a technical and budgetary update on the project. All reports are sent to:

Dr. Carl J. Johnson, Chairman

II-VI Foundation

1370 Washington Pike, Suite 404

Bridgeville, PA 15017

AND via e-mail to

2.FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Funding will take place on or about 07/01/10 and 12/31/10in equal amounts. All questions concerning funding should be directed to:

Richard W. Purnell, Executive Director

II-VI Foundation

1370 Washington Pike, Suite 404

Bridgeville, PA 15017

Or via e-mail

Or phone (412)-206-0580

Please Note:

We understand the nature of R&D Programs and that expenditures can slip beyond the budget period. Thus, if the condition exists, we require a formal written plan to mitigate the situation. We also expect timely notification of the condition in order to lead to a better resolution.

The II-VI Foundation reserves the right to withhold any future payments under this gift or any future gift, until all amounts of any previous gift have been spent in accordance with the gift letter to which the past payment relates.