Record Number: 5549
 
Hewlett-Packard Company
 US University Instructional Equipment Grants
 
3000 Hanover Street, M/S 20AH
Palo Alto, CA  94304-1181
Phone: (415)857-3053
E-mail: ugrants@corp.hp.com
Web Site: http://www.corp.hp.com/Publish/UG/
E-Forms: http://www.corp.hp.com/Publish/UG/docs/ugform.pdf
 
ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED:         Equipment or Materials Acquisition
                              Teaching or Curric/Prog Development
LAST REVIEWED:                08/07/97
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND REQUIRED: Doctorate/Equiv Professional
CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED:         U.S. Citizens
AGENCY TYPE:                  Other
DEADLINES ANNOUNCED:          10/01/97
                              02/02/98
                              05/01/98
 
The University Grants program seeks to improve the quality of higher 
education by providing HP products to four-year colleges and universities 
in support of their instructional mission consistent with HP's interests. 
The University Grants focus is engineering and computer science, with 
more specific areas of interest inelectrical and computer engineering; 
computer science; mechanical engineering; and materials science. The 
company encourages creative proposals that increase student usage of 
state-of-the-art equipment for instructional purposes. HP is also 
interested in proposals to strengthen teaching techniques or develop new 
curriculum in areas of emerging technology. Evaluation of proposals will 
focus on its originality, amount of student exposure, potential to 
improve student performance and how applicants expect to achieve goals 
stated in their proposals. The company also makes grants to/in: graduate 
schools of management (areas of interest: management/business, finance, 
marketing, information technology); chemical analysis (areas of interest: 
chemistry, chemical engineering, bioengineering, bioscience, 
environmental engineering); and medical education (areas of interest: 
schools of medicine, schools of nursing, medical informatics). SUPPORT 
PROVIDED: HP donates new equipment and software that is on the current HP 
U.S. price list. Granted equipment has standard product warranty. HP does 
not grant consumable supplies (e.g., paper and toner). Hardware 
maintenance past product warranty is not included in grants. If HP 
training or software-support products are requested they must be 
justified in the proposal. Requests in excess of $500,000 are 
discouraged. HP provides computers, printers, scanners and other 
equipment for use in classroom instruction in graduate schools of 
management. Medical and nursing schools may submit proposals requesting 
HP products to be used in student training. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Four-
year colleges and universities in the United States, the District of 
Columbia and Puerto Rico. Special consideration is given to: proposals 
from schools where HP recruits students; schools located in areas where 
HP has large concentrations of employees and business operations; 
universities that encourage women and underrepresented minorities 
(African American, Hispanic and Native American) to seek careers in 
business, science and technology; proposals that involve collaboration 
among and within educational organizations; and proposals showing 
multiple relationships with HP. We seek innovative proposals that 
integrate technology with teaching to focus on student learning and 
establish high academic standards which include accountability measures 
for student performance. The University Grants Board consists of employee 
volunteers who represent HP's interests. They are responsible for 
evaluating requests and making funding recommendations. APPLICATION 
INFORMATION: A university must locate an HP employee willing to work with 
it through all phases of the proposal and grant. This sponsor does not 
have to be a graduate of the university, but should be someone who visits 
the campus on an ongoing basis, primarily on business, such as for 
recruiting, research, or serving on an advisory board. Proposals must be 
sent to sponsor. HP does not accept proposals directly from universities.
 
SUBJECTS: Business Administration
          Business or Industry
          Commerce
          Marketing
          Finance
          Management
          Computer Science
          Education
          Educational Curriculum Studies
          Engineering Education
          Medical Education
          Nursing Education
          Science Education
          Engineering
          Bioengineering
          Chemical Engineering
          Computer Engineering
          Electric Engineering
          Materials Sciences
          Mechanical Engineering
          Environmental Sciences
          Environmental Engineering
          Information Science
          Health Information Systems
          Information Technology
          Life Sciences
          Medical Sciences
          Nursing
          Physical Sciences
          Chemistry
          Science
          Technology