Subject: [AUDITORY] Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) announces its 2023 request for proposals on "Indirect benefits of hearing-aids: psychosocial, functional or physical improvements" From: NPON <"Niels Henrik Pontoppidan "> Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 11:46:50 +0000--_000_AM9PR04MB8081B87E41B8D33D3D6173B6CAB59AM9PR04MB8081eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) has just announced its 2023 = request for proposals(RfP) for research documenting and measuring indirect = benefits of well-fitted hearing-aids, and fostering a better understanding = of the factors that mediate these benefits. 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 2024. = 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://hearingir= c.com>. The deadline for submission is August 1, 2023. 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 = http://hearingirc.com. On behalf of the IRC Board Niels Niels H. Pontoppidan Ph.D., M.Sc.E. Principal Scientist Hearing Industry Research Concortium Chair, 2023-2024 Oticon A/S Kongebakken 9, 2675 Sm=F8rum Denmark Direct: +45 4829 8927 Mobile: +45 3061 5087 Email: npon@xxxxxxxx<mailto:npon@xxxxxxxx> Website: www.oticon.global<http://www.oticon.global/> --_000_AM9PR04MB8081B87E41B8D33D3D6173B6CAB59AM9PR04MB8081eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle20 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:3.0cm 2.0cm 3.0cm 2.0cm;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p>The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) has just announced its 20= 23 request for proposals(RfP) for research documenting and measuring indire= ct benefits of well-fitted hearing-aids, and fostering a better understandi= ng of the factors that mediate these benefits.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>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 202= 4. Proposals for projects of two years duration are preferred. It is envisa= ged that one or two project proposals will be funded.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>Detailed descriptions of the application procedure, the guidelines for r= esearch under this scheme, and the proposed research area 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 <b>August 1, 2023</b>.<o:p>= </o:p></p> <p>Questions can be sent to any of the IRC members listed on the website or= using the Contact Form on the website. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) is made up of the heads o= f research from the top hearing aid manufacturers in the world, which inclu= de GN Hearing, Oticon, Sonova, WS Audiology and Starkey Hearing Technologie= s. The IRC was created to have a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda benefiting the heari= ng aid industry, its customers and end users. For more information about th= e Hearing Industry Research Consortium, visit <a href=3D"http://hearingirc.com">http://hearingirc.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>On behalf of the IRC Board<br> Niels<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-se= rif;color:#00505C">Niels H. Pontoppidan <br> </span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-s= erif;color:#595959">Ph.D., M.Sc.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Principal Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></= p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Hearing Industry Research Concortium Ch= air, 2023-2024<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial",sans-serif;color:#595959"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans= -serif;color:#595959">Oticon A/S<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Kongebakken 9, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial",sans-serif;color:#595959">2675 Sm=F8rum<br> Denmark<br> Direct: +45 4829 8927<br> Mobile: +45 3061 5087<br> Email: </span><a href=3D"mailto:npon@xxxxxxxx"><sp= an style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color= :blue">npon@xxxxxxxx</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family= :"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Website: </span><a href=3D"http://www.oticon.global/"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0p= t;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">www.oticon.global</s= pan></a><u><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sa= ns-serif;color:#00505C"> </span></u><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sa= ns-serif;color:#595959"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_AM9PR04MB8081B87E41B8D33D3D6173B6CAB59AM9PR04MB8081eurp_--