Description

The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science (LOUD) (https://urban.shanghai.nyu.edu/) is pleased to offer Open Topic Grants, intended to support collaborative research projects by urban science researchers. Awards will be up to $5,000 for a 12-month period. These awards are meant to foster collaborative, impactful research on challenges of urban development in the context of climate change and post-pandemic era. The focuses are (1) planning for sustainable post-pandemic cities in the era of digital urban transformation, (2) planning for the growth of climate responsive low-carbon cities in the context of GHG mitigation, (3) planning for environmentally sensitive urban green infrastructure using social sensing technique (mobile phone, etc).

Deadline: September 15th, 2022 (UTC+8)

Eligibility: There are no restrictions on school and department. Researchers are encouraged to collaborate with members of LOUD, including post-doctoral, full-time assistant professor, and full-time associate professor.

Review Procedures: Proposals will be reviewed by the open topic grant committee members of LOUD. Decisions are expected to be made by September 30, 2020.

Review Criteria and Funding Priorities: We will evaluate applications and prioritize those that demonstrate the following:

• Commitment to innovation and interdisciplinary research on urban related topics.
• Potential on the feasibility of research program, and the ability of applicant to perform experimental analysis and complete project.
• Well-justified budget.

Reporting

All grant recipients are required to submit a report of research outcomes and at least one peer-reviewed paper (published or submitted) by August 31, 2023. All papers funded by the open topic grants should add "Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science, NYU Shanghai" as author affiliation and acknowledge Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science. New methods, new technologies, and application and transformation achievements funded by the open grants will be included in the digital center of LOUD.

Applicants submit the following application materials

• Proposal

Application should be submitted electronically as a single PDF document to shanghai.loud@nyu.edu using the following subject line format: “Open Topic Grant 2022_Project Name”.

More information

Please contact us at shanghai.loud@nyu.edu for any inquiries related to the open topic grant of urban studies.