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Major Research Instrumentation
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MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (MRI)
QEM's September 2007 MRI workshop assisted STEM
faculty at minority-serving institutions in the preparation of proposals
for submission in Fiscal Year 2008 to the National Science Foundation’s
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program.
The NSF MRI Program is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in organizations of higher education and other research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus.
The QEM/NSF MRI workshop took place Friday and Saturday, September
28-29, 2007, at the Embassy Suites Hotel
Albuquerque,
1000 Woodward Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
QEM's grant from the National Science Foundation supported the
participation (travel, lodging, and meals during the workshop) of
up to two faculty members from a given minority institution.
The MRI
Program Solicitation (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08503/nsf08503.htm)
indicates that awards for instrumentation range from $100,000 to
$4 million. Title VII of the America COMPETES Act of 2007 directs
NSF to require cost-sharing in the MRI Program. Therefore, effective
FY 2008, NSF will require cost-sharing on all MRI proposals, both
acquisition and development, from PhD and non-degree granting institutions. Cost
sharing will not be required on proposals from non-PhD granting
institutions. The program deadline for receipt of proposals is
the fourth Thursday in January of each year.
- FY 2008 NSF/MRI Proposal
Deadline: January
24, 2008
- Letter of Intent Due Date: December 21,
2007
(Required only
for acquisition requests between $2 million and $4 million.
See solicitation for details.)
- MRI Program Solicitation: see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08503/nsf08503.htm
- MRI Frequently Asked Questions: see http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08020
Note: In addition to including a
statement of objectives and methods to be used, the one-page project
summary must clearly and separately address both of NSF's two Merit
Review Criteria: Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts.
After you have described the objectives and methods, clearly label
the separate paragraphs that respectively address Intellectual
Merit and Broader Impacts. The Foundation will return
proposals without review that do not separately address the two
criteria in the project summary.
 MRI
Oct. 2006 Workshop Agenda, with Presentations
MRI
Sept. 2007 Workshop Agenda, with Presentations
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shirley McBay at smmcbay1@qem.org or Althea Burns at aburns@qem.org. We can be reached by telephone at 202/659-1818.
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