UM Submission Instructions: National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes 2020
Sponsor: |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Award Title: |
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes |
Amount: |
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UM Deadline: |
10/14/2020 |
Sponsor Deadline: |
12/04/2020 |
Description: |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced tremendously and today promises personalized healthcare; enhanced national security; improved transportation; and more effective education, to name just a few benefits. Increased computing power, the availability of large datasets and streaming data, and algorithmic advances in machine learning (ML) have made it possible for AI research and development to create new sectors of the economy and revitalize industries. Continued advancement, enabled by sustained federal investment and channeled toward issues of national importance, holds the potential for further economic impact and quality-of-life improvements.
The 2019 update to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, informed by visioning activities in the scientific community as well as interaction with the public, identifies as its first strategic objective the need to make long-term investments in AI research in areas with the potential for long-term payoffs in AI. The President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology has published Recommendations for Strengthening American Leadership in Industries of the Future, including AI, and calls for new and sustained research in AI to drive science and technology progress. The National AI Research Institutes program enables longer-term research and U.S. leadership in AI through the creation of AI Research Institutes. |
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit: |
2 |
Additional Requirements: |
None |
Sponsor Guidelines: |
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20604/nsf20604.htm? |
UM Nominations Process: |
UPDATE: One applicant has been selected. If you are interested in applying, please contact collabor@umn.edu as soon as possible.
Those interested in applying should submit the following pre-proposal materials as a single pdf document to collabor@umn.edu no later than 4pm on 10/14:
1. Cover page including PI name, department, contact information, project title, and one paragraph project abstract.
2. Project summary (not more than three pages).
3. PI Biosketch (NSF format or similar, not more than five pages).
Any questions can be submitted to collabor@umn.edu. |
Peer Review Coordination: |
Research and Innovation Office contact email |
Status: |
No longer accepting applications. |
Please note: |
To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity. |
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