Do you have an idea for airport research or a synthesis of practice?
If you know an industry-wide problem that could use some attention, enter it into IdeaHub! To share your idea, click on the "Create New Idea" button at the top of the navigation sidebar on the right. You will then be asked to provide some information, including if you think your idea lends itself as a traditional research project or a synthesis of practice, a title, summary, objective, and background to help the industry understand the situation. You can also select tags to draw attention to any cross-cutting topics of your idea.
We conduct two types of studies: research projects and syntheses of practice.
Research Projects—If the objective of your idea is to conduct extensive research to develop guidance, a tool, a database, or best practice, you should add your idea as a RESEARCH PROJECT. (Your proposed research may incidentally involve a synthesis of practice, but that is not its main objective.) Typical budgets for research projects range from $300,000 to $600,000.
You must complete the development of your research idea into a full problem statement by March 20, 2020 at 5 PM EDT.
ACRP will begin industry evaluation shortly thereafter.
Left to submit your research idea.
Synthesis Topics—If the objective of your idea is limited to a quick review of current practice, you should enter it as a SYNTHESIS TOPIC. The current budget for a synthesis topic is $45,000. It is important to demonstrate that there is sufficient information on practice to conduct a synthesis.
The deadline for submitting a synthesis topic is September 23, 2019.
The topic selection panel will meet shortly thereafter.
Left to submit your synthesis topic.
Would you like some guidance on how to fully develop your problem statement?
What Makes a Good ACRP Problem Statement? from The National Academies on Vimeo.
Would you like to comment on existing ideas to help them grow?
An easy way to participate in IdeaHub is to help cultivate another person's idea. All you need to do is scan for ideas that interest you. You can vote on them simply by clicking the up or down arrows to the right of the idea title/description. You can add a comment by clicking on the title, scrolling down to the comments section, and entering your thoughts in the comment box.