[Iefac.list] Call for Research Proposals - MHIA/CICMHE 2011 Funding of Material Handling and Facility Logistics Research

[Mike Ogle]

Call for Research Proposals on Material Handling and Facility Logistics
 
  *  Funding available for 2011-2012 academic year 
  *  Proposals must be received by March 31, 2011 
  *  Funding decisions should be communicated in July 2011
 
The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) and the College
Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) are dedicated
to the support of material handling and facility logistics (MH/FL)
research and teaching.  The industry seeks to develop the faculty of
tomorrow by supporting research today that focuses on topics important
to development of the industry.  MHIA/CICMHE provided its first direct
funding of research in 2008.
 
2011 Research Funding
 
Proposals are being solicited for material handling and facility
logistics focused research projects to be conducted by academic
institutions.  MHIA and CICMHE have allocated up to $100,000 in 2011 to
fund two research proposals.  Funded proposals must clearly identify
significant involvement of one or more graduate students working with
the Principal Investigator(s).  The lead institution and principal
investigator must be in the United States or Canada.
 
Guidelines and Forms for Proposal Preparation and Submission
 
Proposals must follow the call for proposals and the proposal
preparation guidelines and forms (closely modeled after the National
Science Foundation guidelines/forms) available on the MHIA/CICMHE
research funding page at www.mhia.org/CICMHE/researchfunding.
 
Summary of Funded Research Proposals 2008-2010
 
Information on previous grant awards is available on CICMHE's research
funding pages on the MHIA/CICMHE Research Funding page at
www.mhia.org/CICMHE/researchfunding. 
 
Questions?
 
For questions regarding the program, please contact the MHIA Vice
President of Educational & Technical Services and CICMHE Managing
Director, Mike Ogle <mailto:mogle at mhia.org> .
 
Mike Ogle
Vice President, Educational and Technical Services, Material Handling
Industry of America
Managing Director, College Industry Council on Material Handling
Education
8720 Red Oak Blvd. Suite 201, Charlotte, NC 28217, (704) 676-1190
 
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