Sony Research Award Program | Research Funding
Event details
| Date | 15.09.2023 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The Sony Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers.
The Faculty Innovation Award gives up to $100K in funds to conduct cutting-edge research in Sony’s general areas of interest.
The Focused Research Award gives up to $150K in funds to conduct research in the areas of Sony’s immediate interest.
Funding: $100,000 - $150,000
Duration: 12 months
Eligibility: PIs must belong to a university, educational institution, or governmental/non-profit research institute. PIs must be a full-time professor (adjunct professors and adjunct researchers are not eligible) or researcher and be eligible to supervise Ph.D. students at the PI's institution. Full professors, associate professors, and assistant professors are eligible to apply. The PI’s institution must be in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
How to Apply: Submissions must be done through the online submission form, and should include a research plan, particularly highlighting deviation from the state-of-the-art, as well as PI contact details. It should fit within 10 pages. A one-page budget summary should also be included, including all project related costs as well as 40% OH, as well as a CV. Applicants should not include any confidential information in the proposal.
Deadline: 15 September 2023
Further information
The Faculty Innovation Award gives up to $100K in funds to conduct cutting-edge research in Sony’s general areas of interest.
The Focused Research Award gives up to $150K in funds to conduct research in the areas of Sony’s immediate interest.
Funding: $100,000 - $150,000
Duration: 12 months
Eligibility: PIs must belong to a university, educational institution, or governmental/non-profit research institute. PIs must be a full-time professor (adjunct professors and adjunct researchers are not eligible) or researcher and be eligible to supervise Ph.D. students at the PI's institution. Full professors, associate professors, and assistant professors are eligible to apply. The PI’s institution must be in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
How to Apply: Submissions must be done through the online submission form, and should include a research plan, particularly highlighting deviation from the state-of-the-art, as well as PI contact details. It should fit within 10 pages. A one-page budget summary should also be included, including all project related costs as well as 40% OH, as well as a CV. Applicants should not include any confidential information in the proposal.
Deadline: 15 September 2023
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- The application portal can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free