Dear Faculty, Please find below information on the Ford Purdue Alliance Partnership Initial Idea forms. Hard due date is May 31st but Ford prefers submissions earlier to allow more review time. Thank you! Jaime From: McKinnis, David R <mckinnis@purdue.edu> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 10:39 AM To: Shakouri, Ali <shakouri@purdue.edu> Cc: Turner, Jaime J <jjbiggs@purdue.edu> Subject: Ford 2019 research interests Ali: Following up with the Ford information. I am writing to encourage you and your nanotechnology center colleagues to submit one-page Ford Initial Idea forms in this year's research cycle. The Ford Purdue Alliance Partnership has funded 28 proposals since early 2017. The hard due-date for the Initial Idea forms is May 31 but Ford prefers submissions earlier to allow more review time. I have attached the Initial Idea form, the 2019 RFP topics, and the process. Note that Ford is open to any submission that can provide value. Please upload Initial Idea forms at: Purdue Ford Alliance Partnership<https://ford.partners.purdue.edu/>. Thank you and best wishes on engaging with Ford this year. David McKinnis, Special Adviser Corporate and Global Partnerships 765-494-9189 (Office) 765-427-7292 (Cell) mckinnis@purdue.edu<mailto:mckinnis@purdue.edu>