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Are your funding programs open to all qualified institutions
worldwide?
Unless a request for proposals contains an express statement
limiting the geographic scope, an RFP is open to all qualified
institutions worldwide. What terms or conditions apply to awards from Microsoft?
Awards in
most locations are made as unrestricted gifts. In certain locations,
which are listed below, other conditions apply. In cases of awards made
to an institution in any location listed below, the institution must
agree that all results derived from the funded project must, as soon as
they are generated, be placed in the public domain, freely and without
restrictions. If the university wants to assert any intellectual
property rights over any such results, it may only do so if it provides
Microsoft with prior written notice thereof, and grants to Microsoft a
non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, assignable, and sub-licensable
license to use such results for any purpose.
Locations affected by the policy above include: China (including Hong Kong),
Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia,
Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Should in-kind contributions from the institution be reflected in
the proposed budget?
Yes, these should be reflected so long as they are
assigned a reasonable value.
Do you support projects in primary or secondary education,
community colleges, or vocational schools?
At this time we only support
projects in post-secondary institutions.
Why don’t you provide feedback on proposals not funded?
We strive
to obtain the highest quality review for all proposals eligible for
consideration. Proposals are reviewed by highly qualified Microsoft
employees and researchers who perform this service on their own time
without additional compensation. To ensure their continued willingness
to provide this service, we cannot require them to provide individual
feedback on all proposals. Because we cannot provide feedback on all
proposals, fairness requires that we not do so for any. We make every
effort to assist faculty in preparing quality proposals by providing
guidelines that attempt to capture, in a general way, the common
characteristics of the best proposals we receive.
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