Subject: [AUDITORY] The Joy of Hearing - Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) announces request for proposals 2019 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Morten_L=F8ve_Jepsen?= <moje@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 10:51:22 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_AM4PR0301MB23084C81841A86E1C0564500DF170AM4PR0301MB2308_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear list, I kindly wish to direct you attention to the just announced Request for Pro= posals 2019 from IRC. "The joy of hearing: the impact of hearing loss and hearing aids on the aff= ective state of the listener" The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) announces its 2019 Request f= or Proposals (RFP) for research on "The joy of hearing: the impact of heari= ng loss and hearing aids on the affective state of the listener". The purpose of this RFP is to stimulate research into the positive affectiv= e responses to sound stimuli in hearing-impaired individuals. The goal is t= o deepen the understanding of the impact of hearing impairment and hearing-= loss compensation on the affective state of the listener. In particular, we= are interested in the involvement of the two reward systems mentioned abov= e in hearing-impaired individuals, namely, the pleasure of hearing and the = motivational aspects of hearing, and their impact on the quality of life of= hearing-aid users. The funding pool for this RFP is 300,000 US Dollars, and the time period fo= r execution of projects under this RFP is 2-3 years from 1st January 2020. = Proposals for projects of two years duration are preferred. It is envisaged= that one or two project proposals will be funded. Detailed descriptions of the application procedure, the guidelines for rese= arch under this scheme, and the proposed research area can be downloaded<ht= tp://rfp.hearingirc.com/> and also found on the IRC website<http://hearingi= rc.com/>. The deadline for submission is August 26, 2019. Questions can be sent to any of the IRC members listed on the website or us= ing the Contact Form on the website. The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) is made up of the heads of r= esearch from the top hearing aid manufacturers in the world, which include = GN Hearing, Oticon, Sonova, WS Audiology and Starkey Hearing Technologies. = The IRC was created to have a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon researc= h agenda benefiting the hearing aid industry, its customers and end users. = For more information about the Hearing Industry Research Consortium, visit = www.hearingirc.com. On behalf of IRC Morten L=F8ve Jepsen Widex A/S, WS Audiology This email, inclusive of attachments, is intended for the person(s) stated = above and contains information that may be confidential, privileged or othe= rwise exempt from disclosure. Unauthorized reading, disclosure, copying, di= stribution or use of this information may violate rights to proprietary inf= ormation. If you are not an intended recipient, please return this email to the sende= r and delete your copy. 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The goal is to deepen the understanding of the impact of hearing = impairment and hearing-loss compensation on the affective state of the listener. In particular, we are interested i= n the involvement of the two reward systems mentioned above in hearing-impa= ired individuals, namely, the pleasure of hearing and the motivational aspe= cts of hearing, and their impact on the quality of life of hearing-aid users.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">The funding pool for this RFP is 300,000 US Dollars,= and the time period for execution of projects under this RFP is 2-3 years = from 1st January 2020. Proposals for projects of two years duration are pre= ferred. It is envisaged that one or two project proposals will be funded.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Detailed descriptions of the application procedure, = the guidelines for research under this scheme, and the proposed research ar= ea can be <a href=3D"http://rfp.hearingirc.com/">downloaded</a> and also found on the= <a href=3D"http://hearingirc.com/"> IRC website</a>. The deadline for submission is August 26, 2019.<o:p></o:p>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Questions can be sent to any of the IRC members list= ed on the website or using the Contact Form on the website.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) is ma= de up of the heads of research from the top hearing aid manufacturers in th= e world, which include GN Hearing, Oticon, Sonova, WS Audiology and Starkey= Hearing Technologies. The IRC was created to have a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda be= nefiting the hearing aid industry, its customers and end users. For more in= formation about the Hearing Industry Research Consortium, visit www.hearing= irc.com.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On behalf of IRC<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Morten L=F8ve Jepsen<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Widex A/S, WS Audiology<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div><span style=3D"font-size:7.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana','times new roma= n','serif'; color:#959595;"><br> This email, inclusive of attachments, is intended for the person(s) stated = above and contains information that may be confidential, privileged or othe= rwise exempt from disclosure. 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