Proposals are invited in areas broadly related to computer and computational science and engineering including (but not limited to) storage systems, database systems, real-time systems, networking, information systems, machine learning, reliability, and relates areas. Proposals in all computer science/engineering areas of interest to Los Alamos National Laboratory will be considered. As part of its ongoing mission, the ISTI provides funding to its Institute Partners, faculty, and graduate students involved in research and education in Information Science areas. The funding is intended to: - Foster research and education in areas of interest to LANL and the its partners; - Introduce and promote the university and research topics of interest to LANL and LANL to a broader audience within the universities; - Establish collaborations with LANL researchers leading to joint projects, student engagement, and external funding; - Establish a pipeline of people interested in and knowledgeable about information science; and - Reward university faculty for development of and active participation in a strong graduate-level distance learning program with LANL. Proposals may include up to 1 month of faculty summer support (with or without accompanying GSR support), and a Graduate Research Fellowship, which includes a LANL summer research internship and GSR support for the academic year. Preference will be given to: - Projects in areas of interest to LANL - Projects with a LANL collaborator - Projects with the potential for longer-term collaboration with LANL researchers; - Projects leading to proposals for external funding; - Projects funding students willing to spend the summer at LANL; and - Faculty who have taught or are willing to teach LANL-simulcast courses. Due to the nature of the funding, funds may only support domestic students (except where a LANL collaborator indicates that an exception may be made). Single and multi-year projects are possible, howeve multi-year projects will require annual review. Quartly ISTI/student/faculty/LANL Staff meetings via video teleconference are required at a minimum.