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NSF – Instrumentation for Materials Research – Major Instrumentation Project 09-547
Internal Competition Completed
Principal Investigators Selected:
- Robert Klie, Physics
Program Summary
The Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Project (IMR-MIP) program in the Division of Materials Research provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major user facilities. Such instruments may include, for example, neutron beam lines, synchrotron beam lines, and high field magnets, as well as development of detectors and preparation environments necessary to support materials research.
The program supports two types of awards:
- Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) awards and
- Construction (CNST) awards.
A CED award will enable the proposer to do the necessary engineering design of the instrument. A CNST proposal may only be submitted after a satisfactory engineering design of the instrument has been completed and has been approved by both the facility at which the instrument will be situated and by NSF.
The program does not provide operating funds for projects it supports through this solicitation. Operational costs must be supported either by the facility or the institution at which the instrument is located or through some other source. It is anticipated that up to $ 3.0 million may be available for the FY 2009 competition. CED awards will be funded through continuing or standard grants for a total of up to about $2 million per award; up to one CNST award will be funded through a five-year cooperative agreement, for about $1 million to $4 million per year.
Awards: Range from $4 to $20 million; five year cooperative agreement.
Limits: UIC may only submit 1 application whether for the CED or CNST.
Additional Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09547/nsf09547.htm
Deadlines
UIC Internal Notice of Intent |
April 27, 2009 |
UIC Internal Competition |
TBD |
Sponsor notice of intent |
none |
Sponsor Full Application |
June 29, 2009 |
Letter of Intent Instructions
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Tony Halford.
- OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.
Please contact Tony Halford at ahalford@uic.edu or 312-996-7036 with any questions.
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