Fund Details
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) 2020 - FAS/SEAS Competition
Maximum Award Amount
$4,000,000
Nominations Available to Institution
3
Sponsor Deadline
1/21/2020

Brief Description:

An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.


Description:

The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.

An MRI proposal may request up to $4 million for either acquisition or development of a research instrument. Harvard may submit up to three proposals in the “tracks” as defined below, with no more than two submissions in Track 1 and no more than one submission in Track 2.

Track 1: Proposals requesting funds from NSF greater than or equal to $100,000* and less than $1,000,000.

Track 2: Proposals requesting funds from NSF greater than or equal to $1,000,000 up to and including $4,000,000.

Cost-sharing of precisely 30% of the total project cost is required.

*Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 may also be accepted from any MRI-eligible organization for the disciplines of mathematics or social, behavioral and economic sciences.


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  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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    Position
    • Assistant Professor
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      Type of Competition
      • Limited Submission
        Discipline
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          Type of Award
          • Equipment
          • Research