Request for Proposals
Creating Energy Options (CEO) Program
Campus Energy Research Seed Funding Opportunity
Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), in cooperation with the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, announces a call for proposals via its annual seed funding program for innovation in energy research. The Creating Energy Options (CEO) Program will fund approximately three seed grants in the range of $33,000 each.These funds will cover a one year period and are intended to stimulate innovative research endeavors that have the potential to create near-term solutions for energy-related concerns.
Innovation in science and engineering has been a dominant force for economic development during the past century. The transformation of technology creation into real-world economic prosperity provides tangible benefits throughout the world. It is essential that we lead the way in developing near-term energy solutions to address critical economic, environmental, and societal challenges. For this reason, the CEO Program funds will focus on those technologies and ideas that have the potential to be commercialized or to streamline the processes involved in the implementation of innovative energy options within three to five years.
Although the CEO Program recommends the use of funding for significant student interaction and support, it is not limited to this area. Proposals will be evaluated on innovation in multiple respects, including the strategy with which the proposed work will be accomplished. The funds will not support a continuation of previously funded research unless it is shown that a new and unique direction in the research will be established with the goal of near-term implementation.
The CEO Program is open only to Georgia Tech faculty members and researchers. Collaborations and creative interdisciplinary activities are encouraged. The proposal submission period begins on April 1, 2009, and ends May 1, 2009. All proposals must be sent via email to Mary Hallisey Hunt at mary.hunt@energy.gatech.edu. A review panel designated by the SEI and the Senior Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will determine the grant recipients, and funding will be awarded in June.