NSF Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)
To: Chairs, Departments in the Biological, Physical and Social Sciences
From: Heather Daniels, Graduate School
Date: April 9, 2009
Subject: NSF Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)
Deadlines:
Nominations are due at the Graduate School on Monday, May 4; Applications are due for internal review at 4:30 pm, Monday, May 11.
Project Description:
The IMR-MIP program 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. More details about each are available in the program solicitation at the website listed below.
Eligibility:
UW-Madison may submit at most one IMR-MIP proposal in a given year, whether for CED or CNST.
Website:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09547/nsf09547.htm?org=NSF
Internal Competition Application Instructions:
Notice of intent: Send an email message to gsgrants@bascom.wisc.edu by Monday, May 4, 2009 to inform us of your intention to submit a proposal. Please include the following in your email message:
--name and full contact information for the PI
--names and departments of the Co-PIs
--a brief description (one or two sentences) of the instrumentation project
Applications for internal competition: Your application for the internal competition should include the following information:
1. Prepare applications in 12-point font, single-spaced.
2. Applications should include:
-- Cover page with proposal title, full contact information (building address, phone, email) for the PI
-- 2-3 page description of the proposed instrumentation project, the need for the instrumentation and the faculty/staff programs inpacted.
3. Save application as a pdf file.
4. Submit the application as an email attachment to gsgrants@bascom.wisc.edu by 4:30 pm, Monday, May 11, 2008 with NSF-IMRMIP-PI’s name in the subject line of the email message.
For the candidate selected, the application must be submitted via Fastlane. Deadline is Monday, June 29, 2009 by 5 pm (CST).
Information about campus procedures for FastLane is posted on the RSP Web site.
If you have any questions about this procedure, please contact Heather Daniels (608) 263-7274 or Petra Schroeder (608) 265-4868 or email gsgrants@bascom.wisc.edu