Call for Proposals 2023 Ruta Azul
RUTA AZUL, THROUGH ITS RESEARCH PILLAR, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VICE PRESIDENCY OF RESEARCH OF TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY
The
objective of the challenge is to generate applied basic research for
Researchers within the model and to generate research outcomes (part of the
evaluation). On the other hand, a professor without a research load can be part
of a proposal.
Ruta Azul, through its research pillar, and in collaboration with the Vice Presidency of Research of Tecnológico de Monterrey calls for:
Research professors from Tecnológico de Monterrey to propose innovative solutions that can be tested and implemented in our campuses through one of the following challenges:
Challenge 1. Water Challenge | |
Aid to achieve the goals of Ruta Azul by 2025 in water consumption and circular water management with the implementation of technologies, strategies, or processes for saving or reusing water in the infrastructure and operations of the campuses and with the development of scenarios or models that aids us to minimize our water footprint. | Ruta Azul Goals to 2025: § To reduce our water consumption by 20% § To achieve circular water management in our operations. |
Challenge 2. Waste Challenge | |
Aid to achieve the goals of Ruta Azul by 2025 in waste management with the development of circular economy strategies applied to the management of organic and inorganic waste generated on our campuses or in their surrounding communities, for its integration into value chains or other production processes. | Ruta Azul Goals to 2025: § That 100% of our campuses have a sustainable waste management model. § To prevent 40% of our waste from reaching landfills. |
Challenge 3. Challenge in sustainable mobility | |
Support to achieve the goals of Ruta Azul by 2025 in reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the implementation of logistics systems, models, and sustainable mobility projects for the transfer of our students, teachers, collaborators and other possible allies to our campuses and surroundings. | Ruta Azul Goals to 2025: § To reduce our greenhouse gasses emissions by 50% |
Research pillar in Ruta Azul and Challenges
Particularly in its research pillar, Ruta Azul has the mission of promoting interdisciplinary research to provide systemic solutions to address the complexity of climate change and contribute towards a more sustainable development, and by 2025 it has proposed to meet the following objectives:
1. To create a fund for the promotion of interdisciplinary research in sustainability and climate change.
2. To make our campuses living laboratories for applied research.
Research Model Professors from National Schools and Interdisciplinary Institutes can apply as Principal Investigators for this call.
Team members may include:
· Full-time research professors (Research Models: 75%, 50%, 25%)
· Postdocs
· PhD students
· Experts for specific tasks: Professors from Tec (Vitalidad Intelectual) and strategic universities.
· Research units from the Interdisciplinary Research Institutes can invite professors from school to develop specific tasks/products using their allocated time to do research.
· Research groups from the National Schools are allowed to invite professors from institutes to develop specific tasks/products using their allocated time to do research.
· Professor Researchers involvement in projects (2022) and new projects (2023) should be less than 100%
Ruta Azul has an established fund of 10 million pesos to be allocated to the chosen projects proposed in accordance with the decision of the evaluation committee established by the Vice Presidency of Research, leaders of Ruta Azul and the National Operations Office of Tecnológico de Monterrey. The funds granted per proposal could be up to 2.5 million pesos.
This call also offers researchers the opportunity of implementing or piloting projects on a larger scale, focused on the real needs of the campuses under the living laboratory model and having feedback from Tecnológico de Monterrey's operations environment.
We seek to fund projects:
1. With preliminary evidence that the outcome of the project will lead to improved and/or transformative products, processes, policies, or services that will benefit the institution and help achieve the goals of Ruta Azul.
2. Related to any of the challenges listed above.
3. With an execution time of 12 months.
4. Original and innovative.
5. We encourage projects to be of interdisciplinary nature. All disciplines are also encouraged to apply to this call.
6. Projects with a solid and clear financial plan.
7. Projects that align to the local and regional context of the chosen challenge and show the potential to be replicated on other campuses or to be transferred to the city or region.
Misael Sebastián Gradilla Hernández (msgradilla@tec.mx); Sandra Estelí Reyes Vásquez (sandra.reyes@tec.mx)
innovation
research
sustainability
climate emergency
