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College Industry Council on Material Handling Education

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.