Published August 17, 2020
National Science Foundation
Complete guidelines can be found at National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program.
Limited Competition | October 1, 2020 |
Full Proposal | January 1-19, 2021 |
The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by organizations that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus. Any MRI proposal may request support for either the acquisition or development of a research instrument. Within their submission limit, NSF strongly encourages organizations to submit proposals for innovative development projects.
UB can submit up to three applications: no more than two submissions in Track 1 and no more than one submission in Track 2.
Funding amounts are detailed below. The MRI Program requires 30% cost-sharing on all proposals. No less than 2/3rds of this matching requirement must be provided by departments or units; requests for the remaining ≤1/3rd of the matching requirement may be submitted to OVPRED.
If you would like to be considered, please submit the following Internal Review Documents. These documents will be reviewed by an Ad hoc committee, which will recommend to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development the candidate/project with the best chance of being awarded.
Internal Review Documents Required
Please submit the internal review documents in a single PDF file to ovpr.limitedsubmission@research.buffalo.edu by 5pm October 1, 2020. The selected UB applicants will be notified and invited to submit a complete application.