2. 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
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Project’s industrial parner support ..................................................................................................................... 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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 Student Name Gender Academic University/College
members (M/F) year
Contact
person-
Member 1
Member 2
Member 3
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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6. 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 Scientific Area Field Selection
AF Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Sciences
BT Biotechnology
CI Chemical Industries
DM Drugs & Medicines
EE Electrical & Electronics Technologies
EG Energy (including renewable energies)
EN Environment, (including Climate Change)
HE Healthcare
IT Information and Communication Technologies
MC Mechanics & Construction
NN Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new
production technologies
NS Natural / Pure science
SE Security and Safety
SH Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
TT Transport & logistics
WA Water, Waste & Utilities
OT Other: Please specify
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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7. 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
What are the project‟s goals?
What are the problems you are trying to solve?
How are such problems treated with existing technologies/solutions nowadays?
(1/2 Page max)
Expected outcomes and the value to the project partner
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)
Project’s industrial parner support1
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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8. 4. State-of-the-art (Optional)
Litrature research
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)
http://www.google.com/patents
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/
http://www.epo.org/searching.html
http://ipco-jo.org
(1/2 page max)
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9. 5. Implementation and methodology plan
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
List the tasks/activities you are going to follow and the expected deadline to achieve them.
Maximum 5 main tasks/activities
Please mark with „X‟ the months you will work on each task or activity
Note that you have to provide a progress report to ASRF every 3 or 6 months based on the
funding agreement
Months (deadlines)
Tasks/activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Task1
Task2
Task3
Task 4
Task 5
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10. 6. Financial requirements and justification
Budget Summary
Item Amount Justification
Material / Consumables1
Transportation2
Testing
Papers3
Conference4
Services
Others
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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11. 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
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
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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12. 8. Contact details
Member 1 Contact Details
Person
First Name
Last Name
University
Address
Phone
Email
Web
Member 2 Details
First Name
Last Name
University
Address
Phone
Email
Web
Member 3 Details
First Name
Last Name
University
Address
Phone
Email
Web
University Supervisor Details
Title and Position
First Name
Last Name
Organization
Division or Department
Address
Phone
Fax
Email
Web
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13. Industrial Partner Details
Title and Position
First Name
Last Name
Organization
Division or Department
Address
Phone
Fax
Email
Web
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14. 9. Certification
In submitting this research proposal, we confirm that:
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 Signature Date
Team Member 1(Contact
person)
Team Member 2
Team Member 3
University Supervisor
Industrial Supervisor
Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF)
Email: info@asrf.jo
Tel: +962-6-515-5095
Fax: +962-6-516-1399
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