Technology and Innovation Development Award

(TIDA)

PresenterDr Michael RyanSFI

General Webinar Information

Presented by:Presented by: Michael RyanMichael RyanScientific Programme ManagerScientific Programme ManagerScience Foundation IrelandScience Foundation Ireland

• Conference call is LISTEN-ONLY MODE

• Formal presentation followed by Q&A

• Attendees can submit text-based questions any time during presentation (via

Q&A pane)

Please keep questions SHORT and SUCCINCT

• Questions will be answered verbally following the presentation

• Webinar will finish no later than 12 noon

• Presentation and the Q&A will be posted on website following Webinar

• Introduction

• Objectives of the Technology and Innovation Development Award

• Eligibility Criteria

• Funding Available & Eligible Costs

• Review Criteria

• Deliverables

• Application Preparation

• Submission & Deadline

• Q & A

Overview

Introduction

• The Technology and Innovation Development Award (TIDA) is designed to

encourage SFI funded researchers to develop new technologies independently,

or through interaction with industry collaborators

• These interactions can lead to SFI funded researchers becoming more

informed about industrial priorities and research needs, whilst allowing

industrial collaborators to become more informed about important new science

and engineering research developments in Ireland

• To facilitate greater interaction with industrial partners and enhance the

generation of new applied technologies

Objectives

• To enhance the existing SFI funded scientific programmes through the skills and expertise of the industry partners

• To provide opportunities for reciprocal R&D placements between industry and Irish research bodies

• To allow the buy-out of a faculty member’s teaching time (e.g. payment for a replacement), in order to facilitate commercialisation activity

• To provide the opportunity for researchers to host an academic with relevant expertise in the technology field, or business development expert so as to benefit from their commercial expertise

Training

Objectives

• To encourage Principal Investigator-led research collaboration with industry partners

• To provide the resources for pre-proof of concept research which, could lead to applied research and technologies

• To give Irish graduate and post-doctoral students additional industry-relevant research experience

Research

Objectives

• To encourage more industry-based research activity in Ireland with the industry partners

• To inform SFI-funded scientists about important industrial priorities and research bottlenecks

• To inform industry about novel scientific research developments in Ireland

Collaboration

Eligibility

• Applicants must be existing SFI award holders who have already undergone the international peer review process

• Eligible award holders include: PI, PICA, RFP, Research Professor, PIYRA and US-Ireland award principal investigators

• Applications where collaboration with industry is sought will be deemed more competitive if industry cost-share* is provided

• The SFI award holder is defined as the grant holder named on the Letter of Offer of the existing award

* Cost-share in-kind is acceptable

Funding

The budget available, on a competitive basis, is up to €100,000 The budget available, on a competitive basis, is up to €100,000 direct costs for a period of up to 12 calendar months. direct costs for a period of up to 12 calendar months.

Note: The TIDA awards are subject to an overhead contribution

• Applications should be realistically budgeted relative to the requirements of the project

• Requests at lower levels are welcome

Eligible Costs

• Relevant research expenses, including equipment, consumables & travel

• Contributions to salaries/stipends for staff hired specifically to carry out the planned activities. Please see SFI website (SFI grant application budget policy) for more information

• Access to necessary special facilities which are not available in the host institution (or Ireland, which may require international involvement)

Review Criteria

Applications will be reviewed by SFI and international experts as appropriate.

The proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Quality of the applicant

• Quality of the proposed research project

• Quality of the proposed industry collaboration or technology development,

including its novelty and potential to advance both the existing research

programme and knowledge within the field

• Justification of the need for this collaboration

• Progress made to date on any existing SFI awards

• Potential contribution to the scientific and economic development of Ireland

Deliverables

Technology and Innovation Development Award holders are expected to

submit a written report of up to 5 pages within thirty days of the end of

the award detailing the outcomes arising from the award.

Application Preparation

• Completed cover sheet signed by the applicant, SFI award holder and signed &

stamped by the Irish research body

• Completed contact details of the applicant, the SFI award holder and any

collaborator

• CV of the applicant (max. 5 pages)

• CV of collaborator/industry partner or mentor-consultant (max. 2 pages)

• Completed outline of the proposed research project (max. 5 pages, excluding

references). Include justification for TIDA and any collaboration

• An indicative budget should be provided with budget justification for any costs

incurred during the TIDA (max. 2 pages)

• A letter of support from an academic or industry collaborator

Deadline & Application Submission

• All submissions to the SFI TIDA programme must be endorsed by an eligible Irish

Research Body

• Applications should be submitted electronically from the proposed host institute

research office to TIDA@sfi.ie, and the subject line should include the research

body and applicant’s name. Applications will be acknowledged by email

• Each applicant may submit more than one relevant application for a Technology

and Innovation Development Award

• A joint application may be submitted by a group of SFI-funded investigators

whose research programmes will each benefit from a single Technology and

Innovation Development Award; in this case a single application should be made

• Completed applications must be received at the office of Science Foundation

Ireland by 13.00 on September 4th 2009

Q&A

Any questions compiled during the Webinar will, where possible, be

answered shortly

The FAQ list available on the TIDA web page will be updated

Any additional questions should be emailed to TIDA@sfi.ie