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Research in Advanced and Emerging Areas of Energy Resources - RFP

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH IN ADVANCED AND EMERGING AREAS OF ENERGY RESOURCES

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

 

General Information

The Energy Resources Program (ERP) funds research initiatives in advanced and emerging technologies in energy to foster interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research programs to address immediate and future energy needs of the State of Texas.   The focus of this year’s Request for Proposals is alternative sources of energy to enhance Texas’ ability to diversify and create new companies.  While the emphasis is energy research critical to Texas, the research implications should be global and should take selected Texas A&M programs to the next level of excellence and national competitiveness (e.g., Department of Energy funding).  Funds awarded through the ERP are expected to generate sufficient advances and other resources necessary for submission of competitive proposals and collaborations.

 

Award Information

  • Anticipated Type of Award: Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Research in alternative energy

  • Estimated Number of Awards: Not more than three (3) awards

  • Anticipated Funding Amount: Total available fund is $1,000,000 over two years.  Awards are expected to be $150,000 to $250,000 per year for two years

  • Target Areas of Research: Nuclear, solar, alternative hydrocarbon sources (e.g., gas hydrates) and bioenergy

 
 

Eligibility Information

  • Only multiple PI proposals will be considered

  • The PI and majority of co-PI must have funding in the area of energy research or a closely related field.

 

General Expectations

  • Applications will reflect interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary research

  • Innovation will be emphasized with outcome being transformational changes in an area of research

  • The research supported will result in a major proposal application submission based on results from the ERP grant.  The first year’s Progress Report will include an outline of the proposal to be submitted.

 

Proposal Requirements

  • An individual may be PI or Co-PI on only one Proposal

  • Proposals are due in the Office of the Vice President for Research by 5:00 PM on March 15, 2008

  • Requested funding may not exceed $250,000 per year for two years

  • Grant applications must be typed using at least 11 Times New Roman font on 8.5 X 11 inch paper with 1 inch margins all around the text.   Page limitations are given below for each section of the grant application.
     

 

Proposal Application and Budget Information

 

I.          Standard Routing Cover Page

II.         Executive Summary (1 page maximum)
            A.  Justification for Collaboration
            B.  Broad Implications of Research and Expectations for Future Funding
            C.  Summary of Proposal

III.       Program Description and Core Proposal (5 page maximum)

IV.       References

V.        Curriculum Vitae (2 page maximum each for PI, Co-PIs and key collaborators)
            A.   Five Most Recent Publications
            B.   Five Most Relevant Publications
            C.   Current and Pending Support as the Last Section 

 

VI.       Budgetary Information (1 page Maximum)
            A.   Personnel (Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate Students)
                        1.  Funding for faculty salaries will require special justification
                        2.  Funds for this ERP are fringe bearing
                        3.  Funds can be used to pay tuition, but not fees for graduate students

            B.  Equipment
                     1.  Funding requires specific justification and matching funds, as well as a statement of benefit of equipment to the research  team 

            C.  Operational Costs
                        Travel funds are not encouraged and will require special justification 

VII.      Budget Justification (1 page maximum)

VIII.     Timeline for Completion of Specific Aims (1 page maximum)

IX.     Opportunities and Expectations for Proposal Submission (e.g., Department of Energy, to Support Further Research in the Proposed Area of Study (1 page maximum)

 

Reporting Requirements

  • A Progress Report must be submitted at the end of Year 1 of the grant period and must include a draft grant application to a federal funding agency.

  • A Final Project Report must be submitted at the end of Year 2 and must include: 1) a grant application; 2) list of refereed scientific publications; 3) a list of presentations at scientific meetings; 4) names and status of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows supported by the ERP grant; and 5) collaborations established to enhance research of the funded program.

 

Contact Information for Office of the Vice President for Research

            Fuller W. Bazer, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research
            Telephone:   979-458-2876
            Email:  fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu
            Office Location:   315 Jack Williams Administration Building
            Mail Stop:   1112 TAMU 

            Ms. Dianne Cornett
            Telephone:  979-845-8585
            Email:  dcornett@vprmail.tamu.edu
            Mail Stop:  1112 TAMU