Request for Proposal
KIST-IRDA Alumni Partnership Project
- Official Guidelines for the Year 2015 -
September 2014
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
TABLE of CONTENTS
1. General Information
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1.1 Program Outline
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1.2 Eligibility
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1.3 Host Institution
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1.4 Research Proposal
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1.5 Evaluation
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1.6 Funding Term
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1.7 Project Funding
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1.8 Layout of the Research Proposal
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1.9 Contents of the Proposal
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2. Procedure and timeline
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3. Contact Information
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4. Research Proposal(Forms)
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1. General Information
1.1 Program Outline
KIST has provided the IRDA alumni with the opportunity to participate in the KISTIRDA Alumni Partnership Project in order to stay connected, to maintain continuous and
close relationship with the alumni, and to support their research activities. It is a great
pleasure for us to make an announcement for the Project for the Year 2015. We expect for
the vigorous participation of the IRDA alumni with innovative and entrepreneurial idea.
1.2 Eligibility
Applicants should be IRDA alumni members, who are incumbent university faculty
members or national/public institute researchers. The candidate alumni and labs of host
institutes are expected to be equipped with outstanding research capabilities in the
relevant research fields as well as a strong network for collaborative research with KIST
research centers and laboratories.
1.3 Host Institution
The organization or institution with which the alumni are affiliated shall be the host
institution. The host institution must serve a roll of KIST’s conventional counterpart.
IRDA alumni project fund will be granted to the alumni indirectly under the responsibility
of host institution.
1.4 Research Proposal
All applicants must submit a research proposal by the date specified in the request for
proposal. The proposals should not exceed 10 pages. (excluding cover-sheet and
attachments)
1.5 Evaluation
The evaluation procedure consists of two-stages. The first stage is a document evaluation
by a panel of experts from the particular technology field at KIST. The second stage is a
presentation review where proposals are evaluated in accordance with the presentation
given by the applicants.
Alumni members who were granted a project for the Year 2014 can also apply with a new
project, or the one for the second stage of the ongoing project of 2014.
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1.6 Funding Term
The funding term should be 12 months. There is no limit on the number of project
proposals by each applicant.
1.7 Project Funding
The selected alumni may request a budget of up to KRW 20,000,000(KRW 10,000,000 for
a project on policy research) for a project. The requested budget shall be subject to
adjustment based on the nature of the research activities, scope of research, attributes of
the research topic, and the availability of funds.
The funding budget cannot be shared under the accountability of the alumni and the host
institution. Prior to the end of research period, the alumni must submit the research
outcome report.
1.8 Layout of the Research Proposal
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Use 12-point Times New Roman type, sized on A4 paper with “1cm” margins all
around.
Use single-spacing between the sentences throughout the document.
Number every page including tables, appendices, etc.
All figures and tables must be numbered in the sequence in which they appear
in the proposal and an informative title must be included below each figure
and table.
Layout of the cover sheet(Part I. General Information) is flexible
(DO NOT Exceed 1 page)
1.9 Contents of the Proposal
For the evaluation of your application, please complete all parts of this section in full
detail. Proposals should be written in an informative yet concise manner in order to give
the reviewers a good basis for a measured and appropriate evaluation.
Please provide the following information with regard to your proposal:
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Research Plan: goals/objectives, relevance to the program, research schedule,
methodology, etc.
Status (competency): key research performance of the Alumni as a Principle
Investigator, core competency of the lab, research manpower,
research facilities/equipment, research outputs, cooperation with industry, etc.
Relationship between the KIST laboratory: background and history
of cooperation, exchange of researchers, joint research results,
existing collaborative projects, complementary expertise between the Korean
and foreign research labs, future collaboration, etc.
Others: any information which might be helpful for the evaluation
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2. Procedure and timeline
 Announcement of the Request for Proposal : September 15, 2014
 Deadline for Proposal Submission: September 30, 2014 (by 24:00, Korean Time)
Submission E-mail Address: irda@kist.re.kr
 First Stage Evaluation Result Announcement: October 17, 2014
 Deadline for Presentation Materials Submission: October 31 (by 24:00, Korean Time)
There won’t be on-site evaluation for the second stage this year. The evaluation will be
carried out via video or telephone conference.
Detailed information on this will be
announced later on.
 Second Stage Evaluation: To be announced
 Announcement of the Grant Awardees: the end of November
 Beginning of the Project: January 1, 2015
※ The above schedule is subject to change.
3. Contact Information
For further information, please contact as below:
<For Research Areas>
Shang gyoo SHIM, Counselor, Principle Research Scientist
International R&D Academy
E-mail: sgshim@kist.re.kr
TEL: +82-2-958-5815
FAX: +82-2-958-6269
<For Submission of Research Proposal >
Han La PARK, Administrator
International R&D Academy
E-mail: winkmemory@kist.re.kr
TEL +82-2-958-6153
FAX +82-2-958-6269
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Research Proposal
Part I. General Information (Cover Sheet)
1. Project Title:
2. Research Field
3. Research Duration
4. Applicant Information
Principal Investigator
Full Name
Affiliation (department)
Position
Telephone
(Office)
(Mobile)
Fax
E-mail
Address
5. Budget Description
Requested Budget
1st year
(2015)
KRW XX,XXX
6. Authentication and Commitment
I am hereby aware that this proposal is submitted for consideration for inclusion in the KIST Institutional Program.
I will faithfully observe and conduct research in accordance with the National Research and Development Management Regulations of Korea.
Signature of the Principal Investigator :
Name
signature
date
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Part II. Contents of Proposal
1. Summary of Proposal
Keywords
Research Goal
Research Contents
Expected Research
Outputs
Note: The summary should not exceed 1 page. (This note may be deleted in the proposal.)
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2. Research Plan
a. Research Background and Significance
b. Goals/Objectives
c. Research Design and Method
d. Research Structure
ⅰ) Framework
ⅱ) Division of Roles between the applicant’s Lab and relevant KIST Lab (if necessary)
Applicant’s Research Lab
KIST Research Lab
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ⅲ) Research Schedule
e. Research Outputs (competency) of the PI (key achievements for the last three years)
f. Expected Research Performance and Outputs
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3. Participating Researchers
Name
Department
Position (Status)
4. Budget Plan
a. Overview of the Proposed Research Budget
(Unit: KRW)
Item
Total
Labor Costs
Direct Costs
Indirect Costs
Grand Total
Note: (This note may be deleted in the proposal)
- Labor Costs: Internal Labor, External Labor Costs
- Direct Costs: Facilities and Supplies, Materials & Commodities, Costs for Pilot Products,
Miscellaneous, Informal/Formal Meetings, Research Advertisements, etc
- Indirect Costs: Overhead, Intellectual Property, etc
*If applicable, the host institute’s regulation regarding indirect costs should be indicated.
b. Budget Justification (example)
(1) Labor Costs
Student/Postdoc Support (approximately X @ X)
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KRW XX,XXX
(2) Direct Costs
Materials and Chemicals (approximately X @ X)
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Travel, includes Domestic & International (approximately X @ X)
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(3) Indirect Costs
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KRW XX,XXX
KRW XX,XXX
Total Estimated Costs
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KRW XX,XXX