Call for Proposals - International Programs at the PRC

Deadline was March 1, 2003. This page for informational purposes only.

A major objective of the Packaging Research Center (PRC) is to improve the microelectronic packaging research and education all around the world. Therefore, special interest is focused on affording opportunities for packaging faculty and doctoral students from other countries to conduct research and gain experience in one of the thrust research areas of the PRC. To meet this objective PRC provides funding for faculty and graduate students to develop creative modes of collaborative interactions with the Center. The primary goal of this program is to introduce international faculty and students to the PRC activities in the context of a research laboratory and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with US counterparts in the future. The program is three months long and starts on about May 15, 2003 and ends August 15, 2003. Mechanisms suggested below are examples only and proposers are encouraged to modify or adapt them to meet individual needs.

1. Support for partnering university faculty on a research project of mutual interest.
2. Summer Research Experience for Graduate Students: Support for summer semester of work at the PRC by an international doctoral student under the guidance of an academic advisor.

Currently, proposals for the Summer Research Experience for Graduate Students are accepted until March 1, 2003. The guidelines for the proposal preparation is given below.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

The goal of the Summer Research Experience for Graduate Students activity is to introduce small groups of international graduate students to the PRC research activities to enhance these students’ dissertation topics. Therefore, the students applying for this award should be doctoral students currently working on their dissertation in the electronic packaging field. Funding will normally be provided for up to three graduate students for the period May 15 to August 15 during the summer of 2003. The award is at the level of $4,500 per student where about $1,500 will be used to pay for the accommodations at the Georgia Tech Graduate Living Center and the rest ($3,000) will be paid to the student as a stipend.

Items Required in Proposals

1. Project Description

The Project Description section for a dissertation enhancement award must include the following information:

• A description of the scientific significance of the work and the design of the project in sufficient detail to permit evaluation, including a summary of progress to date if the research is already under way;
• A description of benefits anticipated from the proposed visit to the PRC. This section should demonstrate an awareness of the scientific resources and capabilities of the PRC in the context of the applicant's career objectives.

2. Student’s Resume

3. Official Transcripts

4. Budget and Justification

International cost sharing. Due to the limited resources at the PRC, the student’s home institution is expected to share some of the direct costs such as airplane ticket, health insurance, etc.

5. Letters of Recommendation

Applicant should request letters of reference from three professors familiar with his/her recent research work.

6. Other responsibilities

Student is responsible for obtaining visa. He/she is also responsible for obtaining research permits and import/export documents, where applicable.

Proposal submission deadline is March 1, 2003.

Proposals can be sent electronically to leyla.conrad@ee.gatech.edu, faxed to 404-894-3842 or mailed to:

Packaging Research Center
Attn: Dr. Leyla Conrad
813 Ferst Drive, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0560
USA

Winners notification will be sent after March 15, 2003.