From time to time we open Requests for Ideas (RFIs) and Calls for Projects (CFPs) to allow industrial, research, and academic organizations to propose research in specific areas that align with our mission of accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing by addressing standardization gaps.
Requests for Ideas are open to ASTM technical committee members to submit their ideas for AM standardization. These projects are intended to rapidly generate data and insights needed by the additive manufacturing community and align to specific standardization gaps identified in our roadmap. Ideas are evaluated by ASTM committee members, and successful ideas are assigned to AM CoE partners. The project leads will collaborate with associated ASTM F42 members to develop detailed statements of work and conduct the research.
Calls for Projects will typically address specific research challenges that we have identified are important in our mission. The AM CoE’s CFP calls allow anyone in the AM community to submit a proposal to potentially lead an AM CoE project. Selected projects will receive a funding award from the AM CoE to pursue research that contributes to AM standards development.
Below you will find details on timing and criteria for current and past project calls.