New Funding Opportunities in the KSEF Research & Development Excellence Program

The Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (KSEF) announces a new Request for Proposals (RFP). A total of up to $400,000 is available under the R&D Excellence Program for individual awards of up to $20,000 for a 1 year period. This round of funding (KSEF-07-RDE-010) is open ONLY in the "Emerging Ideas" grant category. Scientists and engineers from universities, private colleges and other post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply.

The purpose of this RFP is to solicit applications for funding in five priority research areas in the "Emerging Ideas" grant category under the R&D Excellence Program. This grant category allows preliminary work on highly innovative, untested, novel ideas to venture into emerging research areas ahead of others. Research results obtained through this funding are likely to be used as preliminary results in competing for federal funds and in getting researchers recognized as pioneers by their early publication of the new concept. This funding is considered a high-risk investment but successful applicants will help make Kentucky a leader state in coming years.

Research Focus Area Priorities:

Applications are invited in the following priority: Research Focus Areas established by the Department of Commercialization and Innovation, Cabinet for Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky. See www.thinkkentucky.com/DCI/DCITechnology.aspx to access a description of these focus areas. Funding priority will be given to the critical technologies in these areas:

1. Biosciences
2. Environmental and Energy Technologies
3. Human Health and Development
4. Information Technologies and Communications
5. Material Science and Advanced Manufacturing

Eligibility:

Faculty members having a regular appointment and researchers with their own lab and funding at any accredited Kentucky college or university are eligible to apply for funding under this RFP announcement. Adjunct faculty members, post-doctoral fellows or graduate students are not eligible as a PI; however, they can work on a project if awarded to an eligible faculty member or researcher.

Application Instructions: Request for Proposal

Deadlines and Submission Forms:

1. To be eligible for an invitation to submit a proposal, a Letter of Intent (LOI) must be submitted online by Friday, May 11, 2007, 4 p.m. ET. Click here to access the Online LOI Submission Form.
   Note: You will be prompted for a login account consisting of your email address and a password. If you do not have a previous login account you may apply for one by clicking the link above.
2. Invitations for proposal submission will be sent by Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 4 p.m. ET.
3. Invited proposals must be submitted online by Thursday, June 14, 2007, 4 p.m. ET.
   Copies of Cover Sheet and Budget Page signed by the PI and authorized official must be received in the KSEF office within two business days of the on-line submission deadline.

Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation
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