Call for Research Proposals on Material Handling and Facility Logistics
- Funding available starting in 2008-2009 academic
year
- Proposals must be received by May 15, 2008
- Funding should be announced on August 1, 2008
Funding provided by the Material Handling Industry of
America (MHIA) through its College Industry Council on Material
Handling Education (CICMHE)
Download the 2008 Call for Research Proposals
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.
2008 Research Funding
Proposals are being solicited for material handling and
facility logistics focused research projects to be conducted by
academic institutions. CICMHE and MHIA have allocated $100,000
in 2008 to possibly fund two or more 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.
Proposals must clearly address one or more of the
initiatives identified in the
2007 Material
Handling Logistics Summit. Anyone interested in submitting
a proposal must follow the proposal preparation guidelines and
forms (closely modeled after the National Science Foundation
guidelines/forms) available in the links below:
2008 Guidelines for Proposal Preparation and Submission
Form - Cover Sheet
Form - Table of Contents
Form - Budget
Form - Resources: Facilities, Equipment and Other
Resources
For questions regarding the program, please contact the MHIA
Vice President of Educational & Technical Services, and
CICMHE Managing Director, Mike
Ogle.