9:14 a.m., April 7, 2009----The University of Delaware Research Office announces the following new limited submission funding opportunity. Detailed information and the four-step procedure for submitting a proposal are available at Limited Submissions on the UD Research Web site.

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NSF 09-547 (May 2009) - Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP). This National Science Foundation 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, e.g., 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) 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.

What is a “limited submission”? A variety of agencies offer research, career, scholar or educational funding opportunities that limit the number of applications that can be submitted from a single institution. An internal selection process has been established by the UD Research Office to assist with these funding opportunities.

For more information, contact Susan Tompkins, UD Research Office, at [sdt@udel.edu] or (302) 831-8002.