Stage 1 submissions are now closed. Thank you to all who submitted their proposal for the First SAP Research & Innovation Award India.

SAP Research, the global research department of SAP, invites faculty members of Indian Universities to submit proposals for the

1st SAP Research & Innovation Award India

The award includes research grants for the top 5 succeeding projects to be selected in the following highly competitive process:

After the initial round of handing in a brief project abstract via online submission (stage 1), the proposals will be reviewed and the most promising ones will be asked to submit a full project proposal (stage 2), out of which up to 15 candidates will be invited to present to a panel of SAP experts.

Up to 5 out of the presented proposals will be awarded the 1st SAP Research & Innovation Award India and receive funding from SAP Research

The faculty members selected to present proposals at SAP Labs Bangalore will have their travel and
associated expenses reimbursed by SAP. Please see below for research grant details.

Research categories the projects should fall into (please follow the links for details):

• Advanced Web technologies
• Real-world awareness
• Real-time enterprise transparency
• Future manufacturing
• Next generation enterprise SOA
• Service ecosystems
• Security and Trust
• Technologies for emerging economies
• End-to-end simplicity
• Business-centric networks
• Industrialization of software development

What you can expect

• Sponsorship of your research project in one of the above-mentioned areas and collaborative support from SAP Research
• Cooperation with the world’s 3rd largest independent software vendor and undisputed #1 business solutions provider and its prestigious R&D departments
• Possibility of continuing collaboration with SAP Research and partners following the end of the sponsored project

Research grant details

The 1st SAP Research & Innovation Award India is a research grant of up to 1.1Million Indian Rupee for research projects at Indian universities and research institutes. The projects should not exceed 12 months duration and should fall into one of the research categories mentioned above. The projects will be conducted on the premises of the university / research institute, SAP Research will offer collaborative support for the projects and possible continuing cooperation following the end of the project.

Important Dates

• Submission deadline for stage 1 (project abstract): 9th July 2008
• Notification of acceptance for stage 2: 15th July 2008
• Submission deadline for stage 2 (full proposals): 15th August 2008
• Notification of acceptance for presentation at SAP Labs Bangalore: 31st August 2008
• Presentation at SAP Labs Bangalore and selection of top 5 projects: End of September 2008 (exact date to be decided)
• Earliest possible project start date: 15th October 2008
• Media event announcing the top 5 research projects and their cooperation with SAP: shortly after the start of the projects,
  early November 2008 (exact date to be decided)

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