Bosch Energy Research Network Faculty Research Grants - 2015 Call for Proposals
Sent on behalf of the Business Engagement Center and Bosch, LLC, Research & Technology Center
University of Michigan faculty are invited to apply for research grants for transformative energy technology. The Bosch Energy Research Network (BERN) program typically awards six to seven grants. For the submissions of interest, applicants will be asked to submit a full application with a more detailed technical explanation as well as a project plan and budget
Submission Deadline: White papers that provide a technical explanation of the idea are due January 12, 2015. Award Amount: Up to $150,000 over two years Research Areas: Transformative Energy Technology. URL: www.BERNprogram.com Eligibility: Faculty from invited institutions For further information contact: Umesh Patel, ucpatel@umich.edu
BERN invites faculty at University of Michigan to apply for grants for research on transformative energy technology, for up to $150,000 per year for two years. BERN grants are open to faculty from a select group of universities, and we are delighted to include University of Michigan in that invited pool once again. You may recall that multiple Michigan projects have been selected from in our previous competitions.
Applications are invited with focus on transformative energy technology including, but not limited to, the following topics:
Energy conversion, e.g., solar, wind, combustion, thermo-electric
Energy storage for transportation and electric utilities, e.g., lithium ion batteries, metal air batteries, flow batteries
Energy usage efficiency, e.g., microgrids, cooling systems
The grant program is managed by the Bosch Research and Technology Center (RTC), North America. With a staff of approximately 80, RTC is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Cambridge, MA. The center covers a wide spectrum of research topics ranging from user interaction, software, advanced circuits and wireless systems, to energy technologies. In the energy field in particular, RTC has experts in battery materials and cells, solar cells, combustion technologies, thermal technologies, and other areas. Throughout its ten years of existence, RTC has fostered many strong collaborations with top U.S. universities and its researchers are active members of the global scientific community grant program.
For the first round of competition we invite white papers, due January 12, 2015. For full details about the grant program, please visit the Grant Program tab at www.BERNprogram.com.
Please, do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, at BERN.grants@us.bosch.com.
Best,
Mary
Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Mary Dakin, Ph.D.
Robert Bosch, LLC, Research & Technology Center
Bosch Energy Research Network
4005 Miranda Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94304
www.BoschResearch.com
Tel: 1 (650) 320-2950
Fax: 1 (650) 320-2985
mary.dakin@us.bosch.com
