Your proposal must provide all the information requested below:

1. Complete names, descriptions and contact information of the team (professor and students) that will work on the project.
2. Complete name and contact information of industry mentor. We recommend a mentor be confirmed and  consulted prior to building the proposal.
3. Proposal Summary — including project name, date of submission, contact person and information, requested grant amount and schedule duration.
4. Executive Summary — statement which clearly defines proposed challenge/solution and how it will improve digital transformation challenges for the steel manufacturing industry. Proposal should articulate direct benefit for steel manufacturing.
5. Detailed description of the work plan, project deliverables such as potential models, and outputs.
6. Project schedule including a list of anticipated tasks and milestones.
7. Estimated distribution of total project cost. A portion of the grant may be used as a stipend to the professor(s) or student(s) as long as such declaration is defined. Any transportation costs for plant visits and project presentation should be included.
8. List plans for student participation throughout the research and specific activities toward building student interest in the steel industry.
9. Include a resume/CVD for the professor and include previous faculty and student interaction with the steel industry as well as proposed plans for faculty and student interaction with a steel or steel-related company.
10. Clarify if this proposal is for a new project, continuation of a previous effort, or is intended to be a multi-year project (limited to two years).
11. Letter of support from university department head and letter of support from industry mentor.

It is the responsibility of the submitters to assure that sufficient information is contained in the proposal for reviewers to evaluate the proposal according to the evaluation criteria.