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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
Virtual reality (VR) is transforming the way healthcare is accessed, prescribed, and taught around the world. The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab are seeking proposals for medical applications and simulation projects to be developed in virtual reality. A single proposal will be selected to receive up to $100,000 that will be used by graduate students in the Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab (The GApp Lab) to develop a prototype medical VR tool over the course of a year. The Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab (The GApp Lab) is a division of the Center for Medical Innovation at the University of Utah. Completed projects will be uploaded to the Eccles Health Sciences Library VR Repository, and library specialists will provide support in disseminating the tool and making it accessible within other hospital and educational settings.
As part of this experience, grantees will receive training and experience in navigating the software development pipeline. They will work alongside and meet regularly with designers and developers to establish the vision for the project and develop content of the proof-of-concept. This Call for Proposals is supported by the Spencer S. Eccles Family Endowment, a fund established in 1977 for the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Attend one of two information sessions to learn more about the application process and previous health sciences VR projects.
- ZOOM video information session | Wednesday, February 16th12:15 –12:45pm (review the session)
- Mozilla Hubs information session | Monday, March 7th 3:00 –3:30pm (Link to Mozilla Hubs room will be sent via email –please register. Headsets can be checked out at the front desk of the Eccles Health Sciences Library.)
Submission Deadline:
RUBRIC
Judges will score proposals based on the following rubric:
- To what extent does the proposed project fit within the feasibility/scope of the grant?
- To what extent would the proposed project primarily be used by health sciences learners?
- To what extent does the proposal demonstrate how their project is differentiated from other tools currently available?
- To what extent does the proposal demonstrate an innovative project?
- To what extent does the proposal understand possible barriers?
- To what extent does the past experiences of the submitter of the proposal give you reason to think they’ll be successful in leading this project?
VR4Health – Evaluation Rubrics Updated 10-Feb-2022