NEWS

05/05/2009

The Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI) Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research is soliciting grant proposals for early-stage research in information security at Indiana University. These awards are being supported by a grant to IU and PTI from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Funds may be requested by any faculty member, professional staff member, or other full-time employee of IU. Applications should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18. Awards will be announced in early June and funds will be available beginning July 1.

Applications will be evaluated by IU faculty and senior professional staff in information assurance. Proposals must: (1) address some aspect of information security or assurance; (2) combine the strengths of two or more of the distinct IU resources (e.g., Informatics, professional schools, ANML, REN-ISAC, the Global NOC, life sciences); and (3) demonstrate a high potential for attracting future external funding. The grants are intended to foster collaboration within IU and support the early development of innovative research likely to compete favorably for competitive external funding in the future.

Funding is available for one year only, although all applicants are welcome to apply again next year for continuing support. Approximately $200,000 is available for grants this year. A similar amount should be available next year as well. No application or project (no matter how many applications it is divided into) should seek more than $50,000. No person may be part of more than two applications. Proposals may involve collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, but only the expenses incurred at IU or by IU personnel are eligible for support.

Applications should include in four single-spaced pages or less:

1. Applicant(s) name, title, unit, email address, and office phone
2. Project title
3. A brief description of the intended work
4. Some indication of why it matters
5. A short description of the proposed collaboration and its benefits
6. A clear statement about future funding prospects
7. Any essential references

Though applications will be reviewed by information security professionals, they may not be experts in every field. Applications should be clear, direct, specific, and brief and include a brief biography for all applicants. Biographies may be a simple paragraph or can be submitted in NSF, NIH or other similar format. Applicants should also provide, in one page or less, any information helpful to the reviewers in understanding the project budget.

Applicants are required to use this budget template. It is based on one prepared by the IU Office of the Vice President for Research, but has been modified to permit greater support for graduate students. Otherwise, it follows standard IU policies for internal competitions including no course releases and no indirect costs.

Application should be submitted in one or more Adobe Acrobat files (aside from the budget which should remain in Excel) to: cacrgrnt [at] indiana [dot] edu. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Monday, May 18, 2009.

Questions are welcome and should be directed to Fred Cate (fcate [at] indiana [dot] edu) or Kay Connelly (connelly [at] cs [dot] indiana [dot] edu).

CHECKLIST

• Application (pdf file, four single-spaced pages or less), including
• Applicant(s) name, title, unit, email address, and office phone
• Project title
• A brief description of the intended work
• Some indication of why it matters
• A short description of the proposed collaboration and its benefits
• A clear statement about future funding prospects
• Any essential references
• Summary biography(ies) (pdf file)
• Budget narrative (pdf file, one page or less)
• Budget (based on template, Excel file)