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Energy Frontier Research Centers
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United States Department of Energy (DOE)
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The Office of Basic Energy Sciences announces the re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Centers and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications will be required to address both use-inspired priority research directions identified by the series of “Basic Research Needs†reports and scientific grand challenges identified in the report Directing Matter and Energy: Five Challenges for Science and the Imagination, both of which are described below. In addition, as appropriate, applicants are encouraged to consider the incorporation of research approaches outlined in the following two reports: 1) Computational Materials Science and Chemistry: Accelerating Discovery and Innovation through Simulation-Based Engineering and Science; and 2) From Quanta to the Continuum: Opportunities for Mesoscale Science. All of these reports can be found here: http://science.energy.gov/bes/news-and-resources/reports/. Funding will be competitively awarded to the successful Energy Frontier Research Center applications selected by Federal officials, based on a rigorous merit review process as detailed in Section V of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
More Information
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=243953
Submission Limits
A specific entity may not submit more than a total of three new and/or renewal applications as the lead organization. If more than three applications are received from an institution, DOE will consider only the three applications that match qualified LOIs (as described below in Section IV.B.1). The remaining applications will be deemed non-responsive and rejected without further review. However, there is no limitation on the number of applications in which a specific entity may participate as a team member or subcontractor.
Cost Sharing:
Cost sharing is not required
Deadlines
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Oct 11, 2013 |
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Oct 28, 2013 |
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Nov 13, 2013 |
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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists - Physical Sciences & Engineering |
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Blavatnik Family Foundation |
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Have been born in or after 1972.
Have earned a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.).
Currently hold a faculty position at an eligible academic institution in the United States.
Have made significant research contributions to the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and/or chemistry during his/her independent career as a principal investigator.
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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists - Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Blavatnik Family Foundation
Description
The national faculty competition of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists recognizes the country’s most promising young faculty-rank scientists and engineers in the disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry.
One Blavatnik Laureate from each disciplinary category will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds and be published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on the topic for which he/she is being honored.
The national faculty awards will be conferred at a ceremony held in September 2014 in New York City.
The candidate and his/her work will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Quality: The extent to which the work is reliable, valid, credible, and scientifically rigorous.
Impact: The extent to which the work addresses an important problem and is influential in the candidate’s field.
Novelty: The extent to which the work challenges existing paradigms, employs new methodologies or concepts, and/or pursues an original question.
Promise: Future prospects in the candidate’s field and potential for further significant contributions to science.
More Information
http://blavatnikawards.org/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/
Submission Limits
Candidates must be nominated by their host institutions. Each institution may nominate up to three candidates, one in each disciplinary category (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry).
Deadlines
| Internal Notice of Intent |
Oct 10, 2013 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Oct 11, 2013 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Oct 21, 2013 |
| Results of Internal Competition |
Oct 25, 2013 |
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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists - Life Sciences |
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Blavatnik Family Foundation |
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Have been born in or after 1972.
Have earned a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.).
Currently hold a faculty position at an eligible academic institution in the United States.
Have made significant research contributions to the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and/or chemistry during his/her independent career as a principal investigator.
Candidates who are not selected as Laureates during the current award cycle may be nominated again in subsequent years. Past faculty winners of the Blavatnik Awards regional competition are not eligible for the national faculty competition.
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists welcomes nominations of candidates from underrepresented groups in science and engineering.
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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists - Life Sciences
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Blavatnik Family Foundation
Description
The national faculty competition of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists recognizes the country’s most promising young faculty-rank scientists and engineers in the disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry.
One Blavatnik Laureate from each disciplinary category will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds and be published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on the topic for which he/she is being honored.
The national faculty awards will be conferred at a ceremony held in September 2014 in New York City.
The candidate and his/her work will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Quality: The extent to which the work is reliable, valid, credible, and scientifically rigorous.
Impact: The extent to which the work addresses an important problem and is influential in the candidate’s field.
Novelty: The extent to which the work challenges existing paradigms, employs new methodologies or concepts, and/or pursues an original question.
Promise: Future prospects in the candidate’s field and potential for further significant contributions to science.
More Information
http://blavatnikawards.org/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/
Submission Limits
Candidates must be nominated by their host institutions. Each institution may nominate up to three candidates, one in each disciplinary category (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry).
Deadlines
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Oct 10, 2013 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Oct 11, 2013 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Oct 18, 2013 |
| Results of Internal Competition |
Oct 25, 2013 |
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Have been born in or after 1972.
Have earned a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.).
Currently hold a faculty position at an eligible academic institution in the United States.
Have made significant research contributions to the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and/or chemistry during his/her independent career as a principal investigator.
Candidates who are not selected as Laureates during the current award cycle may be nominated again in subsequent years. Past faculty winners of the Blavatnik Awards regional competition are not eligible for the national faculty competition.
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists welcomes nominations of candidates from underrepresented groups in science and engineering.
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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists - Chemistry
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Blavatnik Family Foundation
Description
The national faculty competition of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists recognizes the country’s most promising young faculty-rank scientists and engineers in the disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry.
One Blavatnik Laureate from each disciplinary category will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds and be published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on the topic for which he/she is being honored.
The national faculty awards will be conferred at a ceremony held in September 2014 in New York City.
The candidate and his/her work will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Quality: The extent to which the work is reliable, valid, credible, and scientifically rigorous.
Impact: The extent to which the work addresses an important problem and is influential in the candidate’s field.
Novelty: The extent to which the work challenges existing paradigms, employs new methodologies or concepts, and/or pursues an original question.
Promise: Future prospects in the candidate’s field and potential for further significant contributions to science.
More Information
http://blavatnikawards.org/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/
Submission Limits
Candidates must be nominated by their host institutions. Each institution may nominate up to three candidates, one in each disciplinary category (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry).
Deadlines
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Oct 10, 2013 |
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Oct 11, 2013 |
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Oct 25, 2013 |
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Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12) |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12)
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description
The purpose of the NINDS Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (NSADA K12) is to facilitate and support the research career development of pediatric neurologists at educational institutions or professional organizations who have made a commitment to independent research careers. The NSADA program is intended to provide three consecutive years of support to individuals to provide them with the knowledge, tools and research experience that will enable them to transition to significant, individually-supported research.
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-362.html
Submission Limits
Only one application per institution is allowed.Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.
Deadlines
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Oct 3, 2013 |
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Oct 11, 2013 |
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Diabetes Research Centers (P30) |
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Diabetes Research Centers (P30)
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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Diabetes Research Centers, formerly named Diabetes Endocrinology Research Centers (DERCs) and Diabetes Research and Training Centers (DRTCs). Diabetes Research Centers are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes, its complications, and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. Diabetes Research Centers support three primary research-related activities: Research Core services, a Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program, and an Enrichment program. All activities pursued by Diabetes Research Centers are designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity, effectiveness and multidisciplinary nature of research in Diabetes Research Center topic areas. The NIDDK Diabetes Research Centers program in 2013 consists of 16 Centers each located at outstanding research institutions with documented programs of excellence in diabetes-related research. General information about the NIDDK Diabetes Research Centers program may be found at www.diabetescenters.org.
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-13-004.html
Submission Limits
Only one application per institution is allowed.
Deadlines
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Sep 26, 2013 |
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Sep 27, 2013 |
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Oct 31, 2013 |
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Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) |
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Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
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The LSAMP program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming STEM education through innovative recruitment and retention strategies and experiences in support of groups historically under-represented in STEM discipline: African-Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiian s, and Native Pacific Islanders. The knowledge generation portfolio of LSAMP supported activities contributes to the body of literature on successful practices in student recruitment, retention, persistence, and attainment of STEM undergraduate and graduate degrees, especially for the previously mentioned populations underrepresented in STEM disciplines.
The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program provides funding for:
Alliances (New, Mid-Level, Senior-Level, B2B)
Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity
Broadening Participation Research (BPR) in STEM Education
In 2012, the program will increase support to community colleges through the LSAMP Community College Bridge to Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliances.
LSAMP baccalaureate degree recipients are eligible for continued support for up to two additional years of STEM post baccalaureate study through the Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity. BD participants are expected to transition through graduate studies and into the professoriate and/or STEM workforce.
The Broadening Participation Research (BPR) in STEM Education track provides support for knowledge generation research projects that seek to create and study new theory-driven models and innovations related to the participation and success of diverse groups in STEM undergraduate education. BPR projects add new research-based strategies and models to broadening participation in STEM and increase the capacity of scholars to conduct this type of research.
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12564/nsf12564.htm
Submission Limits
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
Alliances (including B2B) and BD: 1
Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education: No limit.
Deadlines
| Internal Notice of Intent |
Sep 26, 2013 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Sep 27, 2013 |
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ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) |
NSF 12-584 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
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ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
For many decades, an increasing number of women have obtained STEM doctoral degrees, however, women, particularly women of color, continue to be significantly underrepresented in almost all STEM academic positions. While the degree of underrepresentation varies among STEM disciplines, women's advancement to senior professorial ranks and leadership roles is an issue in all fields. The underrepresentation of women is also a critical issue for the nation, at large, as its need to develop a globally competitive and diverse workforce increases.
Research has shown that women's representation and advancement in academic STEM positions are affected by many external factors that are unrelated to their ability, interest and technical skills (Spencer, et al, 1999; Halpern and Tan, 2001; Hyde, 2005; National Academy of Sciences, 2007). Such factors include, but are not limited to: stereotype threat, societal impacts, organizational constraints of academic institutions; differential effect of work and family demands; implicit and explicit bias; and lack of women in academic leadership and decision-making positions. The cumulative effect of such diverse factors has been to create infrastructural barriers that impact the number of women entering, persisting and advancing in STEM careers.
Thus, the goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. ADVANCE also has as its goal to seminally contribute to and inform the general knowledge base on gender equity in the academic STEM disciplines.
To this end, ADVANCE will support the following types of projects:
Institutional Transformation (IT)
Institutional Transformation awards are expected to include innovative and systemic organizational approaches to transform institutions of higher education in ways that will increase the participation and advancement of women in STEM academic careers. These awards support comprehensive programs for institution-wide change. Additionally, IT projects must include a supplementary 5-page research study designed to investigate theory-driven models and innovations related to the participation and advancement of women in the academic STEM disciplines. It is expected that the research study will inform institutional transformation, or other relevant areas of academic investigation. Research that investigates novel aspects of the proposal is especially encouraged.
Previous or current funding from ADVANCE is not a prerequisite for submitting an IT proposal. Any institution meeting the minimum eligibility requirements may apply for an IT award (see Eligibility Information below).
Proposals for IT awards from community colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions, minority-serving institutions (e.g. Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions), women's colleges, and institutions primarily serving persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged. It is anticipated that there may be significant differences in the issues facing faculty in these institutions, compared to faculty in other types of institutions, which will warrant development of unique strategies and/or adaptation of proven strategies in a unique way to achieve ADVANCE Program goals.
Institutional Transformation Catalyst (IT-Catalyst, formerly IT-Start)
IT-Catalyst awards are designed to support historically resource-challenged institutions in their efforts to conduct institutional self-assessment activities (i.e., data collection, data analysis, policy review) in order to identify specific issues in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty in STEM disciplines. This area of work is considered fundamental for all institutions of higher education that plan to undertake institutional transformation.
The institution's need for external resources to undertake institutional self assessment and policy review will, specifically, be evaluated using additional ADVANCE merit review criteria. Institutions applying for IT-Catalyst awards are expected to demonstrate institutional need within the proposal. Such need should be unrelated to recent national or state occurrences (e.g., decreased state funding, national economic disaster, etc.) unless an institution is disproportionately impacted by such circumstances. Institutions that are particularly encouraged to apply for the ADVANCE IT-Catalyst award include: primarily undergraduate institutions; institutions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF research funding; minority serving institutions (e.g. Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions); women's colleges; institutions primarily serving persons with disabilities; and institutions that have a Carnegie classification of master's colleges and universities, baccalaureate colleges, associate colleges or tribal colleges. Further, it is anticipated that there may be significant differences in the issues facing faculty in these institutions, compared to faculty in other types of institutions, which will warrant development of unique strategies and/or adaptation of proven strategies in a unique way to achieve ADVANCE Program goals.
Previous or current funding from ADVANCE is not a prerequisite for submitting an IT-Catalyst proposal. Any institution meeting the minimum eligibility requirements may apply for an IT-Catalyst award (see Eligibility Information below).
Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID)
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12584/nsf12584.htm
Submission Limits
Proposer organizations may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal or one IT-Catalyst proposal. There is no limit on the number of PAID proposals that can be submitted.
Deadlines
| Internal Notice of Intent |
Sep 19, 2013 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Sep 20, 2013 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) program supports academe-industry partnerships, which are led by an interdisciplinary academic research team with a least one industry partner, to collaborate in building technological and human innovation capacity [4]. This innovation capacity is intended to endure beyond the initial award. Partnerships that build the capacity to innovate are expected to be effective at innovating and able to continue to innovate. They are highly intentional about creating an environment that fosters innovation. These partnerships not only develop new technology but also foster the development of human capital that embraces a culture of change, nurtures the generation of new ideas, and considers feedback an integral part of the innovation processes. Partnership members are diverse, representing a spectrum of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Partnership activities that drive sustained innovation include the targeted allocation of resources such as capital, time, facilities; and sharing of knowledge in a cross-organizational and interdisciplinary context.
The PFI:BIC partnership team should focus on technological innovations with potential for significant economic/societal impact. The team collaborates on research, focusing on novel applications motivated by existing research discoveries and based on a platform technology with the potential to achieve transformational change in existing service systems or to spur entirely new service systems. To attain this goal, these partnerships, which inherently require interdisciplinary research, must address what is needed to advance this technology so as to enable a "smart" service system or systems to enter into the commercialization process, succeed in the marketplace, and achieve positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes. Such advancement involves not only engineering, computer science, and other fields of science, but also an understanding of the potential interaction of the technology with customers and the broader public affected by the technology, the "socio-technical system." A full understanding of the socio-technical system will require interdisciplinary teams that include social, behavior, and/or cognitive sciences. Finally, the team should demonstrate an understanding of potential commercial applications and markets, which should contribute to guiding the project activities.
Examples [5] of technology applied to service systems include smart healthcare, smart cities, on-demand transportation, precision agriculture, smart infrastructure, and other technologies enabling self-service and customized service solutions.
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13587/nsf13587.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Submission Limits
PI Limit:
The PI cannot concurrently be a PI on more than one active Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity award.
A PI who submits a proposal in response to this program solicitation may not submit a proposal for funding consideration in the same fiscal year to the Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Technology Translation program.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 2
Academic institutions are limited to participation on two (2) proposals as a lead institution. A lead academic institution that has submitted a proposal has the option to participate as a subawardee on any other proposal submitted under this solicitation. Lead academic institutions that have submitted a proposal may also provide consultants to other proposals submitted under this solicitation.
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Sep 13, 2013 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
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An unfunded collaboration does not count against the submission limit. Inclusion as a funded subawardee on a development (Track 2) proposal at a level in excess of 20% of the total budget request from NSF, or as a funded subawardee on any acquisition (Track 1) proposal, will be counted against an organization's proposal submission limit. Separately submitted linked collaborative proposals of either type (Track 1 or Track 2) count against the submission limit of each of the submitting organizations. However, if a subaward to an organization in a development (Track 2) proposal is 20% or less of the proposal's total budget request from NSF, the subawardee's submission limit will not be affected. For subawards within a linked collaborative proposal, the 20% threshold applies to the budget request from NSF in the proposal containing the subaward(s), not to the combined budget request from NSF for the collaborative project.
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Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI): Instrument Acquisition or Development
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, and not-for-profit museums, science centers and scientific/engineering research organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by supporting proposals for shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Each MRI proposal may request support for the acquisition (Track 1) or development (Track 2) of a single research instrument for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use; development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at MRI submission-eligible organizations are encouraged.
To accomplish the program's goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of a shared research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. The instrument is expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, a proposal must be for either acquisition (Track 1) or development (Track 2) of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (in contrast to requests for multiple instruments that enable research in a common or focused research domain, which MRI does not support). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research laboratories/facilities or that will be used to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.
Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million may be accepted from any MRI-eligible organization. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 may also be accepted from any MRI-eligible organization for the disciplines of mathematics or social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13517/nsf13517.htm
Submission Limits
To ensure a balanced instrumentation award portfolio at diverse organizations, across varied research topics, and in support of a broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce across the entire Nation, the MRI program requires that an MRI-eligible organization may, as a performing organization, submit or be included as a significantly funded1 subawardee in no more than three MRI proposals. To promote instrumentation development, the program requires that if an organization submits or is included as a significantly funded1 subawardee in three MRI proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for (Track 2) instrument development.
NSF reserves the right to carefully examine development (Track 2) proposals to ensure that they meet the requirements for this proposal type (see Section II). If a proposal submitted as development is deemed to be an acquisition proposal either before or during the review, the proposal is subject to return without review or decline.
Cost Sharing:
Cost-sharing of precisely 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from cost-sharing and cannot include it. National Science Board policy is that voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited.
Deadlines
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Sep 12, 2013 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Sep 13, 2013 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Oct 14, 2013 |
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Oct 30, 2013 |
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