[robocup-worldwide] Upcoming Submission Deadline: RCF Support for Collaborations 2017

April Foster april.robocup at gmail.com
Wed Nov 30 20:59:02 EST 2016


*Reminder: The submission deadline for this CFP is December 9th. *

Call for proposals: RCF Support for Collaborations 2017
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The RoboCup Federation (RCF) is pleased to announce this call for proposals
to support collaborative activities in RoboCup.

RCF Support for Collaborations 2017 aims at funding short-term visits of
faculty or students (Bachelor, Master, or PhD level) to other institutions
for the development of joint teams, interchange and integration of research
from different sources, etc. The goal is to enable collaboration between
RoboCup researchers at different institutions to foster progress of RoboCup
and its leagues.

Examples of proposals in this category are (but not limited to):
- Student exchange between RoboCup Teams (not applicable to Junior students)
- Faculty exchange between RoboCup Teams
- RoboCup camp and workshop attendance


Support
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Support will be given as reimbursement upon receipts of travel and living
costs (excluding food and drinks). A detailed list of expenses must be
described in the proposal.
Funds from RCF are limited, partial funding may be also considered.


Submission
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A single PDF file should be submitted through the easychair system
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rcfsupport2017
under the Category: Collaborations

The proposal must contain the information described below.

1. MAX 1-PAGE Cover letter, with (i) Name of visitor, institution; (ii)
Name of host, institution; (iii) period of visit; (iv) title of proposed
research; and (v) requested amount with justification.
2. MAX 2-PAGE Proposed plan of work for the visit, agreed by both visitor
and host, including the goals of the work.
3. MAX 2-PAGE CV of host, explicitly stating the relevant RoboCup research.
4. MAX 2-PAGE CV of visitor, explicitly stating the relevant RoboCup
research.


Evaluation
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Application materials will be evaluated by a committee of RoboCup Trustees
or RoboCup Exec members. The evaluation of the proposals will be based on
(i) the quality of the proposed research; (ii) the research contributions
of the applicants, particularly in relation to RoboCup; and (iii) the
impact of the proposed plan on the advancement and visibility of RoboCup.

A limited number of awards is expected to be assigned.


Deadlines
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Submission Deadline:   December 9, 2016
Notification:   December 23, 2015
Completion of the action: by RoboCup 2017

Collaborations should be completed before RoboCup 2017 and the results
should be presented as a poster at the RoboCup Symposium 2017.
Exceptions to this rule must be submitted for approval to the evaluation
committee.
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