ASRF PROPOSAL APPLICATION FORM Students Competition Scheme

Revision 2.2, Jan. 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction and Funding Conditions .................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Title of the project proposal........................................................................................................................... 5 Project Acronym ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Project summary/Abstract ............................................................................................................................. 5 Project team ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Project partner.............................................................................................................................................. 5 Note1: If it is not the students university (i.e. research center) ...................................................................... 5 Classification of the proposal / project field ................................................................................................... 6 Proposal keywords ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Fund and duration summary ......................................................................................................................... 6

3. Concept and Objective .......................................................................................................................... 7

Background .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Concept, objectives and statement of the problem ........................................................................................ 7 Expected outcomes and the value to the project partner ............................................................................... 7 Projects industrial parner support1 ............................................................................................................... 7

4. State-of-the-art (Optional)..................................................................................................................... 8
Litrature research ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Patents research .......................................................................................................................................... 8

5. Implementation and methodology plan.................................................................................................. 9 6. Financial requirements and justification .............................................................................................. 10 7. Recommendations ............................................................................................................................... 11
University supervisor .................................................................................................................................. 11 Industrial partner/supervisor ....................................................................................................................... 11

8. Contact details .................................................................................................................................... 12 9. Certification ........................................................................................................................................ 14

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1. Introduction and Funding Conditions

` Funding scheme objectives: Support the students to develop research skills Support Students to develop research or implement graduation projects with industrial application in partnership with the industrial firms in Jordan Support students in demonstrating prototypes to potential customers ` Eligibility: Jordanian university students in both the bachelors and masters levels ` Funding Scheme approaches: (must indicate which approach you are applying for) Applied Scientific Research: Must have a research partner (university or research center) and a university supervisor Industrial application: Must have an industrial partner and a university supervisor ` Conditions to accept the project: Clear and measurable outcomes Technical feasibility of the project Scientific value and quality of the research Industrial firms commitment to the project (testing, validation, use, etc.) University supervisor commitment to the project (scientific and technical support) ` Supported Activities: Publishing scientific papers Conducting scientific studies Material and implementation costs Technical and prototype technical and marketing testing (with customers) Transportation to the industrial firms or research site ` Intellectual Property ownership: ASRF does not interfere with the IP ownership (the students, university or industrial partners decide about the ownership of the IP) ` Contribution to ASRF and /or the community: The student(s) agrees to provide technical reports and progress of the project at predefined intervals (or every 3 or 6 months) based on the funding agreement The students team agree to spend at least 3 hours for each supported month on one or both on:  sharing the experience with the community (3 hours for each supported month)  supporting ASRF activities (3 hours for each supported month)

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Acknowledgement
The Applied Research Fund (ASRF) team shares special thanks to Dr. Tarek Qasem, Dr. Nathir Rawashdeh and Eng. Fadel Labadi for their valuable contribution to this form.

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2. Summary
Title of the project proposal
Concise & descriptive title (No more than 20-25 words)

Project Acronym
(Select an Acronym for your project to simplify the communication with ASRF)

Project summary/Abstract
(1/2 page max)

Project team
Maximum 3 students of maximum 2 Jordanian universities/colleges Team members Contact personMember 1 Member 2 Member 3 Student Name Gender Academic (M/F) year University/College

Funding approach Select one of the funding approaches (mark your choice with X) Scientific research Industrial application

Project partner
Name the project partner institute Research Partner1(Host institute or university) Industrial Partner
Note1: If it is not the students university (i.e. research center)
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Classification of the proposal / project field

Classify your proposal under each of the following areas. (Multiple fields can be selected but indicate the main field with M) Acronym AF BT CI DM EE EG EN HE IT MC NN NS SE SH TT WA OT Scientific Area Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Sciences Biotechnology Chemical Industries Drugs & Medicines Electrical & Electronics Technologies Energy (including renewable energies) Environment, (including Climate Change) Healthcare Information and Communication Technologies Mechanics & Construction Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies Natural / Pure science Security and Safety Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities Transport & logistics Water, Waste & Utilities Other: Please specify Field Selection

Proposal keywords
To facilitate selection of evaluators / indexing / promotion/ etc

Fund and duration summary

Requested fund amount (in JOD) (up to 1000)1 Project duration (in Months) (up to 12) 1
Note1: Justification must be provided for requested funds more than 1000 JOD or more than 12 Months and will be subject for approval by the fund management and the evaluation committee

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3. Concept and Objective

Background
Provide a basic and background relevant information about your project. (1/2 page max)

Concept, objectives and statement of the problem

y What are the projects goals? y What are the problems you are trying to solve? y How are such problems treated with existing technologies/solutions nowadays? (1/2 Page max)

Expected outcomes and the value to the project partner

y y y What are the expected outcomes? What are the values, benefits and impact of the project on the target beneficiary (industrial partner) or scientific value? How does your solution will improve products quality, productivity or reduce cost?

(1/2 Page max)

Projects industrial parner support1

y Describe how the industrial partner will support your project (Financial, material, advisory, etc) (1/2 Page max)

Note1: Only if you are applying for the industrial scheme

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4. State-of-the-art (Optional)
Litrature research
y y State recent literature with defining what has been done and what is needed, State cites references related to this project

(1/2 page max)

Patents research
State published patents related to this project (You can use the following links for patents search) y http://www.google.com/patents y http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ y http://www.epo.org/searching.html y http://ipco-jo.org (1/2 page max)

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5. Implementation and methodology plan

y y Explain the scientific methodology and procedure of your project Describe the project activities (experiments) or tasks you are going to follow to implement the project

(1/2 page max)

Tasks and timeline y List the tasks/activities you are going to follow and the expected deadline to achieve them. y Maximum 5 main tasks/activities y Please mark with X the months you will work on each task or activity y Note that you have to provide a progress report to ASRF every 3 or 6 months based on the funding agreement Months (deadlines) 5 6 7 8

Tasks/activities Task1 Task2 Task3 Task 4 Task 5

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6. Financial requirements and justification

Budget Summary Item Material / Consumables1 Transportation2 Testing Papers3 Conference4 Services Others Amount Justification

Note1: specify the material and its quantities Note2: From university location to the study/activity site Note3: Papers publishing fees. Please indicate where you are aiming to publish the paper Note4: To deliver a seminar, paper, speech, poster, etc. Only conferences in Jordan are supported

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7. Recommendations
This section should be completed by the supervisors and signed off on Section 9 as well as provide the contact details in section 8. ASRF will contact the supervisors directly during the project, reporting or the evaluation process.

University supervisor
y y Indicate the team capabilities to conduct this project Indicate the value of the project the results to the community, science or industry

(1/2 page max)

Industrial partner/supervisor
y y y Indicate the team capabilities to conduct this project Indicate the value of the project the results to your institute Indicate how your organization will help the team

(1/2 page max)

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8. Contact details
Member 1 Contact Person First Name Last Name University Address Phone Email Web Member 2 First Name Last Name University Address Phone Email Web Member 3 First Name Last Name University Address Phone Email Web University Supervisor Title and Position First Name Last Name Organization Division or Department Address Phone Fax Email Web Details Details Details

Details

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Industrial Partner Title and Position First Name Last Name Organization Division or Department Address Phone Fax Email Web

Details

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9. Certification
In submitting this research proposal, we confirm that: y y y The information in the proposal submitted is true and complete. The students team is responsible to report the achievements and results to ASRF The students team will participate in the community work with ASRF

Name Team Member 1(Contact person) Team Member 2 Team Member 3 University Supervisor Industrial Supervisor

Signature

Date

Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF)  Email: info@asrf.jo  Tel: +962-6-515-5095  Fax: +962-6-516-1399

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