THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND CONACYT CALL FOR PROPOSALS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MATERIALS BETWEEN UT AUSTIN AND MEXICAN INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
The University of Texas at Austin and the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Mexico (CONACYT) have created a center, the International Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (ICNAM), to foster collaboration between UT- Austin and Mexican Faculty in the areas of: Nanostructured Materials Nanoparticles Novel nanomaterials (nanowires, fullerenes, nanotubes, etc.) Modeling and simulations for applications to clean energy, biosensing, electronics, photonics, molecular machines, and environmental and other impacts of nanotechnologies on humans.
The intent of the program is to provide seed money for writing collaborative proposals in the following areas (including generation of preliminary results and proposal preparation):
- Bilateral research proposals.
- Cooperative education programs.
- Focused topical meetings related to the scientific mission of the center.
It is anticipated that the result of this seed money will be proposals to US and Mexican Grant agencies such as NSF, NIH, DOE, CONACYT, and industrial and private foundations.
Rules and Criteria.
- Proposals will typically be $1,000.00 to $10,000.00 dlls. and will only support travel, living expenses, equipment usage, and incidental purchases of supplies, and will be for a maximum of 18 months.
- Proposals will have joint co-PIs with at least one PI from UT Austin and one from a Mexican institution.
- Proposals should include funding plans that identify specific funding agencies.
- Proposals will be prepared in English using a downloadable form,
(click here) to download.
- The project description should not exceed 2 pages.
- Proposals will be accepted throughout the year but will be reviewed three times per year. Final decisions regarding funding will be made by the bilateral advisory committee based on recommendations from a peer review.
- For the Mexican side, multi-institutional proposals will be considered favorably.
Proposals should be presented in the office of the ICNAM located at NST 1.206D or with the Director, Miguel Jose Yacaman in CPE 5.404.
International Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials
NST 1.206D
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512.471.7138
Fax: 512.475.8090
