Funding-Limited
Submission – Paul G. Allen Family Foundation – Allen Distinguished Investigator
(ADI) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Focus; April 29,
2014
Description:
The Allen
Distinguished Investigator (ADI) Program seeks to fund a select group of
investigators to pursue new, pioneering research in academic settings that,
collectively, ‘move the needle’ towards answering broad scientific questions. The
most promising proposals will incorporate novel, creative, and ambitious
approaches. For this reason, the program is especially interested in
proposals that are unlikely to receive funding from traditional governmental
sources.
This
2014 request for proposals (RFP) focuses on three fundamental Artificial
Intelligence topics: (1) Machine Reading (2) Diagram Interpretation and (3)
Spatial and Temporal Reasoning. These topics are aligned with the vision of the
Allen Institute for AI (www.allenai.org),
but the AI ADI program is a distinct program funded and administered by The
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
It
is expected that there will be between 5 and 8 projects funded with total
funding of $1M-$2M, for each project, spanning a 3-year period. The Paul G.
Allen Family Foundation has a 0% indirect cost policy. Funding is intended to
provide a sustainable funding stream for one or more investigators allowing
them sufficient time to investigate big questions in-depth using risky, novel
approaches.
Limited
Submission: Institutions
may submit proposals from up to three applicants.
Internal
Competition: Because
the Allen Foundation limits the number of proposals that can be submitted, individuals
interested in submitting an application should send the following information
to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu
and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, April 29, 2014:
·
Title of the program
(Paul G. Allen Family Foundation – Allen Distinguished Investigators (ADI)
Program
A
committee will be appointed to review the material and make recommendations as
to the University’s applicant. Questions about the submission process
may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for
Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu
or 257-1663.)
Deadline: May 30, 2014