[Pols-l] FW: Information Session for the Minerva Research Initiative

[Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick]

FYI

From: Rummer, Robert Bruce <bobrummer at ku.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 3:17 PM
To: KUCRPREMGMT <kucrpremgmt at lists.ku.edu>
Subject: Information Session for the Minerva Research Initiative

TO:         Principal Investigators, Department Chairs, Deans and Directors
FROM:  KU Office of Research, Research Development
RE:          FY19 Minerva Research Initiative Opportunity

The Minerva Research Initiative is a Department of Defense program to support basic, unclassified research at the intersection of social science and security. Each year they present a set of detailed Topics of Interest (attached). This year's solicitation seeks proposals around economic interdependence, balance of power, logistics infrastructure, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and social interaction, and alliances and burden-sharing. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged.

While the FOA has not yet been released, past awards have averaged about $450K/year for 3-year projects. KU has been successful at least twice.

The Office of Research will host an information session about the Minerva program next Friday, May 10, in the CLAS Conference Room (Strong Hall 210) from 1-2. We will briefly review the program and submission procedures and introduce resources at KU that could help you develop a Minerva project. This is also a good opportunity to develop networking with similarly interested faculty.

If you have any questions about the program feel free to contact me. I would also encourage you to look at the Minerva Initiative website<https://minerva.defense.gov/>. They have links to awarded projects, an excellent blog on social science and security that you can follow (The Owl in the Olive Tree<https://minerva.defense.gov/Voices/The-Owl-and-Olive/>). You may also be interested in a current project<https://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BBCSS/Assessing-the-Minerva-Research-Initiative/index.htm> of the National Academies Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences to review /assess the Minerva Initiative.


Bob Rummer, PhD
Director of Research Development, University of Kansas
216 Youngberg Hall
2385 Irving Hill Road
Lawrence, KS  66047
Office: 785 864-3149
bobrummer at ku.edu<mailto:bobrummer at ku.edu>


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