World Community Grid Project Proposal
Please complete this form and return it to the email address below. Applications will only be accepted in the
following formats: Microsoft® Word documents, pdf, odf, or ascii files.
By submitting a proposal for consideration, you acknowledge and agree that: (a) you have all necessary rights
and authority to submit this proposal, (b) all information included in this proposal, or submitted by you (or on
your behalf) in connection with this proposal, is non-confidential and (c) the information contained in this
proposal, as well as any other information you provide in connection with this proposal, may be used by World
Community Grid, International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) and those third parties and/or subject
matter experts that are engaged by World Community Grid or IBM to analyze proposals for the purpose of
determining whether the proposal would be suitable as a project for World Community Grid or for other
purposes relating to World Community Grid or IBM's Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs.
If you have any questions, please send your questions, along with your telephone number, to the email address
below.
Submit to e-mail address: rfp@worldcommunitygrid.org
Project name:____________________________________________
Project short description: __________________________________________________________
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Organization name: ______________________________________________________________
Principal investigator: ____________________________________________________________
Principal Investigator's e-mail address: ______________________________________________
Principal Investigator's mail address: _______________________________________________
Principal Investigator's telephones (office, fax, cell): ___________________________________
Date of submission: ______________________________________________________________
Please write two project abstracts, one using layperson terminology and another for peer research scientists.
Include a statement of the problem, the solution, how World Community Grid would accelerate progress, and
how the project would help humanity and the world.
Abstract 1 (Scientific peer version):
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Abstract 2 (A version which is a description for the "general public" that does not rely on scientific
terminology but focuses on the humanitarian problem, the purpose of the computations being conducted on each
device participating in the grid and how the results will be used to accelerate a response to the stated problem.):
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A. Organization(s)
Organization Name:
Organization Address:
Organization Phone Number:
Organization Website URL:
Organization Type: □ Non-profit □ Profit □ Education □ Government □ Commercial
Primary Mission of Organization:
In the case of a consortium, please provide the lead organization above and attach information for other organizations as
well.
B. Contact Information
Additional Investigator Information:
Please attach names and same contact information for co-investigators. Please also attach a 2-page curriculum
vitae for the principal and co-investigators up to a total of ten individuals.
Contact Information for co-investigator(s):
Contact Name:
Contact Title:
Contact Office Phone Number:
Contact Cell Phone Number:
Contact Fax Number:
Contact Email Address:
Contact Mail Address:
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Agreement Contact Information
[Name and title of the person who is authorized to sign legal agreements.]
Agreement Contact Name:
Agreement Contact Title:
Agreement Contact Office Phone Number:
Agreement Contact Cell Phone Number:
Agreement Contact Fax Number:
Agreement Contact Email Address:
By signing below you are verifying that the information that you are providing is true and correct:
Name of Applicant’s Organization
Applicant’s Name
(please print)
Applicant’s signature
(Must be an officer level)
Title
Date
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C. Project Description
Please limit responses to all 10 questions in Section C to a total of 10 pages. (Do not include any confidential
information.)
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Describe the problem to be solved by your proposed project.
Describe how the specific research program that will benefit from use of World Community Grid’s infrastructure.
How would the computed results ultimately benefit humanity and the world?
Please describe any peer reviews your solution approach has received.
Contrast your proposed solution approach with other possibly competing approaches.
Describe the funding and resources you have available to complete the proposed research and leverage World
Community Grid.
7. Describe the specific experience and/or qualifications of both the investigators and the sponsoring organization(s)
that will enable the successful completion of this project.
8. Is your organization able to make the immediate results of the project available in the public domain to the global
research community and host this information in a publicly accessible manner?
9. In what timeframe would the computer programs to be used for the project be tested and ready for World
Community Grid to modify for use on the grid?
10. Estimate the total calendar time duration of the project, based on being able to use approximately 25% of the
current grid power per the global statistics on www.worldcommunitygrid.org/stat/viewGlobal.do.
D. Technical Description
Please limit responses to all 16 questions in Section D to a total of 10 pages. Please read the accompanying document
"Overview of a Typical World Community Grid Project," which describes a typical World Community Grid project.
Using this as a reference, please answer the technical questions below. (Do not include any confidential information.)
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What is the name of the computer program that will be used for the project?
What are the names, origins and owners of the computer programs to be used for the project?
What programming languages are the programs written in and under which operating systems have they been used?
What is the licensing required for access to the source code, its use on a public grid and permission to make
modifications?
Has the software been used previously on a grid, cluster computer, or supercomputer?
Please outline how the program accomplishes the desired task.
Estimate the amount of total input data for the project and how much of that would be input to a typical work unit.
Estimate the amount of total output data for the project and how much of that would be output of a typical work
unit.
How much of the input data is static and could be cached at the participating donor machines on World Community
Grid?
Estimate the amount of total CPU time (based on an average 2ghz machine) for the project and how long a typical
work unit would take to process.
Do the computer programs already have the means to checkpoint their state periodically during its processing?
Estimate how much virtual memory is needed for processing a typical work unit and what fraction of that is the
working set size.
Estimate how much local disk space would be required to process a typical work unit, along with the size of the
programs and all data involved.
Is communication required during the processing of a work unit, or can the CPU processing be performed while
disconnected from the Internet?
Is the amount of CPU time required to process a typical work unit predictable?
Can the input data be easily partitioned in different ways to adjust the average CPU time required for a work unit?
Are any graphics display programs included that would be suitable for use in World Community Grid’s screen
saver to provide potential volunteers with information about the work unit being processed?
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Attachment A: Affirmation of Non-Discrimination and
Patriot Act Compliance
This form must be completed by the Executive Director, President or Chief Financial Officer
of the research organization(s) applying for World Community Grid.
Part I. Affirmation of Non-Discrimination
Your organization does not advocate, support, or practice activities that discriminate based on
race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin,
disability, age or status as a protected veteran. Documentation demonstrating that the not-for-profit
organization complies with the above statement may be required.
(Please check one)
( ___) Yes, we affirm the policy.
(___) No, we do not affirm the policy and
understand that we will not be eligible
to submit a project to run on World
Community Grid.
Part II. Affirmation of Patriot Act Compliance
The organization will not use the technology of World Community Grid to support or promote
violence, terrorist activity or related training of any kind, either directly or indirectly (including
through support of other organizations or persons engaged in such activity).
(Please check one)
(___) Yes, we affirm the policy.
(___) No, we do not affirm the policy and
understand that we will not be eligible
to submit a project to run on World
Community Grid.
Name of Applicant’s Organization
Applicant’s Name
(please print)
Applicant’s signature
(Must be an officer level)
Title
Date
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