Funding Opportunity: Toyota Research Institute (TRI) University Research Program
Are you a faculty member interested in research opportunities with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI)? TRI will be on campus the first week of September to connect with interested U-M faculty for possible future project collaboration. They are looking for projects that would add significant new knowledge and understanding to the field of AI.
If you are interested in proposing a new TRI project, please submit this form by August 31. Full proposal details are below.
Timetable
- October 1, 2023 – White papers due
- November 1, 2023 – Confirmation of official budget request
- December 1, 2023 – Proposal Due, including technical scope and official budget
- January 31, 2024 – Notification of proposal acceptance
Proposal Requirements
- Must add significant new knowledge and understanding to the field of AI
- Must reflect TRI’s charter to perform high-risk high-reward research
- Must include a TRI researcher as an active member of the research team
- Must align with the mission(s) of one or more of TRI’s technical divisions
White Paper Format
- Length – Two pages
- Names – Project Name, University Name(s), PI Name(s), Co-I Name(s)
- Type – Joint Project
- Technical
- What are you trying to do?
- What do you aim to achieve in Year 4?
- What do you aim to achieve in Year 5? (optional)
- Alignment
- What TRI division and what TRI project does this project support?
- Cost
- What is the estimated cost?
- The estimated cost should be generated by the tools in use by the university sponsored research office, using the breakdown of costs (such as direct labor, direct materials, indirect/overhead) customarily used by that office
- The estimated cost need not be formally approved or submitted by the sponsored research office (the proposal will be the formal, official cost proposal)
- What is the estimated cost?
White Paper Submission
- The TRI Co-I(s) must submit the white paper. University PIs may not submit the white paper themselves.
Project Period
- Year 4 (Apr 2024 – Mar 2025)
- Year 5 (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Award Size
- Typically $100K-300k per year