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Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology

Global Collaboration

GRO Program
Process

Eligibility for Participation :
- Applicants must be a university professor or researcher.
- University shall accept GRO Research Agreement (RA) as part of the proposal submission process.
   If the university would like to review GRO RA before submission, detailed GRO RA could be sent
   via email upon request of authorized official of the university.

  • June

    GRO Open

  • June ~ August

    Abstract Proposal
    Submission

  • September

    Candidates
    Announcement

  • October

    Full Proposal
    Submission & Interview

  • November

    Recipients
    Announcement

  • January

    Project
    Kickoff

GRO Year Calendar

  • 2024.06

    GRO Theme Open

  • 2024.06~08

    Proposal Submission (24th June ~ 19th August, 09:00 A.M. Korea Standard Time, UTC+9)
    Applicants shall submit a abstract proposal. (3 page or less)
    All documents are only accepted via the GRO submission website prior to the deadline. After the deadline,
    the applicants are not able to submit, amend or modify proposals.

  • 2024.09

    Proposal Screening and Candidates Announcement
    SAMSUNG Technology Board members review all the submitted proposals in accordance with GRO evaluation criteria as below.
    The innovativeness of the research
    The potential societal and/or business impact expected from the development, dissemination and use of project results
    The feasibility of the research with respect to the planned time, objectives, intended results and resources available
    The research competencies of the principal investigator in relevant field(s)
    All applicants will be informed of results by email in September.
    We do not provide individual feedback on proposals not selected for funding.

  • 2024.10

    Full Proposal Submission and Interview
    Up to two candidates are selected for each sub-theme, and we may provide Samsung’s research direction and interest.
    Candidates shall submit a full proposal and RA acceptance letter, and the final recipients will be selected through a video interview in October.

  • 2024.11

    Announcement of the Recipients
    The final Recipients will be announced on this website in November.

  • 2025.01

    GRO Project Starts
    Samsung recommends projects start in January 2025. If the contract cannot be completed by March 2025, the project may be dropped.

    - Confidential and Proprietary Information Participants shall ensure that no confidential or proprietary information is included in submitted proposals. SAMSUNG will treat all information submitted in proposals as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Under the GRO Program, submitted proposals will be reviewed by SAMSUNG personnel, including SAMSUNG researchers, who will become knowledgeable of the information provided by the university researcher in the project proposal. During the evaluation process, SAMSUNG cannot maintain the confidentiality of information set forth in the proposals. Accordingly, SAMSUNG does not require, and does not desire, to receive any infor- mation that may be deemed confidential by the university researcher or the university.