proposal process

Project Development
The IRC believes that effectively combining art, technology and scholarship to create compelling works requires a collaborative effort. The IRC's research and project management style emphasizes a group "think-tank" or horizontal approach during the first stages of defining a project's research goals, outcomes, and implementation.

Research projects are initiated in three ways: 

• Internally by IRC staff and faculty
• In partnership with faculty, researchers, or other Centers at UMBC
• By outside organizations and industry partners presenting an opportunity or problem to the IRC for assistance or development

The IRC actively seeks collaborative research projects that are unique, appropriate for a university research center and not easily accomplished commercially. It supports projects that stress high quality, scholarship,
innovation, experimentation, and at times risk-taking. Projects are selected using a variety of criteria. The most successful research projects blend these criteria together:

• Scholarly and/or artistic merit
• Opportunities for research in developing technologies - in particular, digital media
• Significance in its field
• Qualifications of the faculty member or organization to carry out the research
• Capacity for involving students in a research or professional experience
• Project's duration and deadlines
  • The academic year and developing components for student engagement
  • Availability of facilities and staff support