The Samsung Global Research Outreach Program is an important part of Samsung’s growing academic research engagement and collaboration platforms. The GRO Program represents an opportunity for Samsung and universities to build mutually beneficial research relationships, and they look forward to your participation.

Themes

• System Architecture
• New Computing
• Semiconductor Materials
• Semiconductor Metrology
• Next Generation Catalyst
• Environment Tech. for Sustainability

Funding Information

• Not exceeding 150,000 USD per year.
• The selected GRO projects will be funded for one year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Joint research proposals from multiple universities are welcome and accepted.
• To be eligible for funds under the GRO Program, an applicant’s university must accept the GRO Research Agreement (RA) as part of the proposal-submission process. Key provisions of the RA specify project conditions including funding for the project, IP rights, and clarify other aspects of research collaboration.
• Initial acceptance by the Applicant’s University is accomplished through submission of a GRO RA Acceptance Letter without modification. GRO RA Acceptance Letter also confirms that no confidential or proprietary information will be included in the submitted proposal. Samsung GRO does not wish to receive any confidential or proprietary information.

Selection Criteria

• Up to two candidates are selected for each subtheme, and we may provide Samsung’s research direction and interest.
• Candidates shall submit a full proposal and an RA acceptance letter, and the final recipients will be selected through a video interview in October.

Evaluation Criteria

• Innovativeness of research
• Potential business and/or scientific/social impact
• Feasibility of research with respect to planned time, objectives, intended results and resources (subjected to availability)

Application Requirements

• Proposal Requirements:
  • Length: keep your Project Specification to Three pages or less; additional pages may be used for supporting figures, images, data, CV and other documentation.
  • Formatting: Please provide your proposal in English, in MS Word. It is preferred that you submit proposal content with 11-point Arial font.
  • File name: No. of Sub-Theme_Proposal Title_University Name_PI Name
• Appendices:
  • CVs of PI, Co-PI(s), and the proposed graduate student(s): For CVs, please provide one-(1) page overview for Principal Investigator, any co-Principal Investigator, and the proposed Graduate student. Please attach at the end of the Research Proposal.
  • Equipment or Facilities Description
  • Other Relevant Information (e.g. External Funding, Background IP, if applicable)

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