[community] Call for Proposals: The 2018 Unidata Community Equipment Awards

• To: community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: [community] Call for Proposals: The 2018 Unidata Community Equipment Awards
• From: Terry Mitchell-Sur <tmitchel@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:46:37 -0700

Announcing:
*The 2018 Unidata Community Equipment Awards Program*
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

Are you interested in participating in the Unidata program?
Do you need upgraded equipment to continue participating?
Do you have an innovative contribution to make to the Unidata community?
The Unidata Community Equipment Awards can help!

We are soliciting proposals for computer equipment purchases from *academic
institutions* engaged in teaching and research in the geosciences.

   - Awards up to $20K will be made
   - Proposals must be received at the Unidata Program Center by *March 16,
   2018* to be considered
   - Notifications of award status are expected to be made by May 2018

This year, special consideration will be given to proposals that include
one or more of the following:

   - Projects that advance data-proximate analysis of large remote datasets
   (e.g. GOES-R satellite data)
   - Projects that facilitate the engagement of machine learning and
   utilize data analytics
   - Installation of equipment that provides student access to and use of
   GOES-16 data
   - Installation of equipment for the operational use of ensemble models
   and the development of those models’ predictions to share with the
   broader geoscience community

Proposals from minority-serving institutions also receive special
consideration.
As always, these special emphases do not preclude other proposals from the
Unidata community for procuring new computers or upgrading existing
classroom and laboratory equipment to integrate Unidata tools and data
services in geoscience education and research.




*More information is available at:2018 Unidata Community Equipment Awards
<http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/equipaward/RFP2018.html>*
Or contact us at:

support-egrants@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We will also be at AMS next month, so be sure to visit the UCAR Community
Programs (UCP) and Unidata booths with questions about this program or any
of our tools and data services!