The PIT University Network Challenge seeks to encourage new ideas, foster collaborations, and incentivize resource- and information-sharing among network members.
The PIT-UN has an annual funding opportunity ("Network Challenge") for member universities.
The current year's PIT-UN challenge is open—project funding of up to $180,000.
Last year, $4.1M was awarded in the PIT-UN Challenge.
This is a limited submission opportunity.
ISSACS is coordinating the PIT-UN Network Challenge program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and will assist with the final proposal submission to the sponsor. Faculty should work with their departmental grants specialist to complete their internal SPARTA approval process, as usual.
Important Dates
- April 27, 2022 - Open
- May 6, 2022 - ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ PIT-UN Overview with Provost Vinson (including funding opportunity) -
- May 23, 2022 - Limited Submission Closes (5:00 PM Eastern)
- May 31, 2022 - Announce Limited Submission Finalists
- June 24, 2022 - Full Proposal (Sponsor) Deadline
Limited Submission
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Limited Submission instructions can be found here:
PIT-UN Overview and Funding Opportunity Information Session
We will be holding a virtual event for anyone interested in learning more about the PIT-UN, with Provost Ben Vinson III:
Friday, May 6, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Zoom)
Registration: CampusGroups
PIT-UN RFP
The RFP can be found here:
Additional information about the PIT-UN Network Challenge, including recorded and upcoming webinars, can be found at the .
ISSACS PIT-UN Funding Opportunity
In order to support the development of PIT at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, ISSACS, in partnership with the IoT Collaborative, will co-invest up to $50,000 (cash) for one submission for the highest funding level ($90,000-$180,000) that is chosen from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Limited Submission for the PIT-UN Challenge.
The following guidelines apply:
- ISSACS will co-invest up to $50,000 (cash) for a proposed project at the highest funding tier ($90,000-$180,000)
- ISSACS’ co-investment needs to be matched at least 1:1 with additional institutional cash co-investment (e.g., discretionary department, school, or institution funding)
- ISSACS’ co-investment is a cash match (i.e., not cost-share)
- Additional cost-share co-investment (e.g., faculty and/or staff AY effort, student support) is strongly encouraged
- Co-investment (cash and cost-share) must be documented via letters of commitment in full proposal.
If you need additional information, please email Nick Barendt at nab2@case.edu.