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Proposal Submission Guidelines / Instructions
Please use the template below when submitting a research proposal.

Several general guidelines are important to remember: You will need to work directly with an Intel sponsor/senior engineer to submit a proposal for review.
  • Proposals for the various committees should be submitted for review to the Research Council Program Manager over the committee in which the research falls. The proposal should be sent via email from the Intel Sponsor. Please coordinate with your Intel Sponsor for submission.
Background information about the Intel-sponsored research is available at: /research/university.


Review and Approval Process
Receipt of your proposal will be acknowledged immediately via email. Then a process will begin to review your proposal and determine Intel's interest. Typically, that process takes 3 to 5 weeks.

If it is determined that the proposal fits Intel research criteria, a sponsor will be assigned to arrange internal evaluations and prepare a funding/no-funding recommendation for presentation. The sponsor will be a senior engineer involved in research and development activities closely related to the issues in your proposal.

Sponsors will work with you via email and phone during their analysis. We intend these interactions to be productively informal and rapid. If any changes to your proposal are made during this process, an updated proposal must be submitted before presentation.

Proposals are reviewed once each quarter for sponsor funding/no-funding recommendations. You will informed of the decision via email.

If your proposal is approved for funding, a formal grant letter will be prepared and sent to an authorized officer at your institution for approval and signature. Once the letter is en route, specification of any equipment required to support your research will be initiated. When the signed grant letter has been returned, funds will be released and equipment ordered.

During this process, please use email to your sponsor to address questions and concerns.

Please note that funding is always for one year of research. Research plans are typically three years in duration, so annual renewal proposals are needed to extend funding. Your sponsor will work with you to prepare those proposals. Renewal is based upon progress against plan and continuing research significance.


Long-Term Research
Intel funds research that looks deeply into the future.

Such research has the following characteristics: The best research finds long-term and significant opportunities. Such research: Note that Intel supports fundamental research, not just engineering.


Evaluation Criteria
Intel uses the following measures to guide analysis of a proposal:

Measure

High Score Characteristics

1. Clear Hypothesis Crisp hypothesis statement; we understand it; we can measure it (something is proven or created); relationship to other research clear.
2. Priority Match Fits into a current research vector, or establishes solid direction for a new vector; results enable, justify or reduce costs of important future Intel® Architecture computing capabilities.
3. Fundamental Issues True research (not engineering); 3 to 10 year window for final results; significant chance of failure; non-obvious issues; does not duplicate other research; results significantly advance computing state-of-art; good "wow!" factor with developers or press.
4. Technical Transfer Results are new ideas, knowledge, and technologies that will be used by software developers; likely to create new opportunity or to prevent dead end; results useful in current or future Intel Architecture market segments.
5. Inspirational Impact Even if there is no direct technical transfer, it is likely to inspire software developers to move researchers to Intel Architecture platform.
6. Experimental Approach Research plan is well designed and comprehends other related research; intermediate results showing progress will be available; researcher has proven track record or highly promising potential.

These criteria are flexible. Intel's goal is to fund strong research that can make an impact on the future of the computing industry. However, the more criteria a proposal exhibits, the more likely it is to be funded.


Hints and Guidance
Intel engineers, who are technically knowledgeable but not necessarily experts in your area of research, will review your proposal. Therefore, the hypothesis and plan must be stated clearly enough for the engineer to present "why" you are doing the research and "what" you hope to learn from the research. It is also important to explain why your proposal differs from other research and why it would be of benefit to Intel.

Your proposal is likely to make a poor impression if:

Download Proposal Template

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