Sponsor
Huawei
Program
Huawei Innovation Research Program (HIRP)
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Description
HIRP OPEN is a 1-2 year award to support contract-based innovation research of world-class full-time faculty members at top universities around the world.Huawei issues an annual “HIRP OPEN Call for Proposals” that openly lists key topics of interest and solicits proposals for research subjects.
HIRP OPEN 2018 will include 180 research subjects involving 20 technical fields. The main fields are as follows:
Topic Areas:
- Wireless Communication Technology
- Future Networks
- Optical Technology
- Storage Technology
- Computing Technology
- Big Data & Artificial Intelligence
- Media Technology
- Engineering Technology
- Data Management and Process
- Advanced Semiconductor Technology
- Compiler & Programming Language
- BlockChain
- Software Engineering
- Operation System
Eligibility
Each applicant must be a full-time faculty member (lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor or full professor) at a leading university or research institution that awards research degrees to PhD students around the world. Huawei will not accept applications from professors on behalf of students, post-docs, or others not eligible to apply. If an applicant has more than one ongoing project with Huawei, please apply for HIRP OPEN until at least one project is completed. Please note that joint research proposals from multiple universities will not be accepted in the HIRP Open program.Maximum Project Value
Selected proposals will receive financial support with amounts ranging from $30,000 to $70,000 USD. In some cases, larger awards may be possible for especially outstanding proposals.
Indirect Costs
40%
Project Duration
One to two year projects
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Principal Investigator to submit a copy of signed OR-5, along with full proposal and budget to research.services@uoguelph.ca a minimum of one week before the deadline for the specific subject. |
External Deadline | External deadlines range from May 15-31, 2018. Please refer to the website specification for the submission deadline of each subject. Principal Investigator to submit proposal online directly through HIRP Portal after review by the Office of Research. |
How to Apply
Please prepare your proposal according to the Proposal Template. Please use a file name of the proposal with the format ‘Subject No_University name_PI name’
Please see the FAQ section for further information on the application process.