NSF – Instrumentation for Materials Research – Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) Program

NSF 09-547
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09547/nsf09547.htm

The Incentive Funds Program in the Research Office is requesting Letters of Intent for the National Science Foundation – Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) program.

Research Office Letter of Intent submission deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

NSF Full Proposal Target Date(s):
June 29, 2009

Information:  Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu or 737-8390

The program limits to one (1) the number of proposals that may be submitted by Oregon State University.

In an effort to provide the highest level of excellence and viability for funding, the Office of the Vice President for Research will select the proposal to represent Oregon State University and to submit their proposal to the NSF-IMR-MIP program.

The 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.

Guidance for preparation of Letters of Intent to the Research Office:

• Title of Project
• PI/Co-PI
• Type of award (CED or CNST)
• Describe briefly where the project “fits” on a national and international level.
• Describe the vision and goals for the proposed project, including its potential in enabling the nation’s research and education infrastructure for materials science and engineering and its broader educational and societal impacts.
• Budget information.
• Be limited to three (3) pages.
• Be submitted electronically as a MS Word or PDF document to: debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu