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Materials Research (DMR)

Submission Window for Unsolicited Proposals

Unsolicited proposals for consideration for FY09 funding from DMR will be accepted in accordance with previously published guidelines, http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06022. (Link to archived DCL- A Submission Window for Unsolicited Proposals to DMR....Check back for an updated version of this letter.) This year our proposal submission window is open from September 15 through November 7, 2008.

We strongly advise Principal Investigators and Sponsored Research Offices to submit early and avoid a last-minute rush, which can cause problems in timely and correct transmission to NSF. Proposals that have formatting problems or are otherwise non-compliant with the Grant Proposal Guide, http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg, can usually be corrected and resubmitted within the same window if received early; there may be no time to do that for proposals submitted close to the deadline date.

DMR discourages the submission of more than one proposal from the same Principal Investigator during the proposal-submission window.

Perspective on Broader Impact Review Criteria

View the DMR Dear Colleague Letter for more information.

Special Announcements

NSF Division of Materials Research announces American Competitiveness and Innovation Fellows (PDF)

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting Crosscutting | NSF Wide Flag NSF-wide

Biomaterials (BMAT)
Ceramics (CER)
CHE-DMR-DMS Solar Energy Initiative (SOLAR)
Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
Condensed Matter Physics (CMP)
Electronic and Photonic Materials (EPM)
Instrumentation for Materials Research (IMR)
bullet Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects  (IMR-MIP)
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)
bullet Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials  (PREM)
Metallic Materials and Nanostructures (MMN)
National Facilities
NSF-NIST Interaction in Chemistry, Materials Research, Molecular Biosciences, Bioengineering, and Chemical Engineering Crosscutting
NSF-SIA/NRI Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Supplements to NSF Centers in Nanoelectronics (NSF 07-051) Crosscutting
Office of Special Programs Crosscutting
bullet International Materials Institutes  (IMI)
bullet Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad  (MWN)
bullet Research Experiences for Undergraduates  (REU) NSF Wide Flag
Polymers (POL)
Solid State and Materials Chemistry (SSMC)

Featured NSF-wide Programs

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers NSF Wide Flag

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation NSF Wide Flag

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry NSF Wide Flag

Information Technology Research for National Priorities NSF Wide Flag

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program NSF Wide Flag

Research in Undergraduate Institutions NSF Wide Flag

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships NSF Wide Flag

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

CHE-DMR-DMS Solar Energy Initiative
(NSF  08-598) Posted August 21, 2008

Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad
(NSF  08-590) Posted July 24, 2008

International Materials Institutes
(NSF  08-558) Posted April 15, 2008

Instrumentation for Materials Research
(NSF  07-600) Posted September 28, 2007

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
(NSF  07-563) Posted May 10, 2007


Upcoming Due Dates See All

Biomaterials
(PD  06-7623) Full Proposal: November 7, 2008

Ceramics
(PD  03-1774) Full Proposal: November 7, 2008

Condensed Matter and Materials Theory
(PD  05-1765) Full Proposal: November 7, 2008

Condensed Matter Physics
(PD  03-1710) Full Proposal: November 7, 2008

Electronic and Photonic Materials
(PD  03-1775) Full Proposal: November 7, 2008


News See All

Photo of silicon, the grey half-moon object in the middle of the tube, loaded into a resonator. World's Smallest Storage Space ... the Nucleus of an Atom
Released October 23, 2008
Press Release
Malcolm Chisholm New Solar Energy Material Captures Every Color of the Rainbow
Released October 16, 2008
News From the Field
Photo of a flexible amorphous silicon solar cell. NSF Awards 14 Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
Released September 30, 2008
Press Release
x-ray diffraction machine Argonne Scientists Peer Into Heart of Compound That May Detect Chemical, Biological Weapons
Released September 26, 2008
News From the Field

Discoveries See All

Illustration of photocathode gun. Brightest X-ray Vision at the Nano-scale
Superconducting 'universal toolkit' for scientists, engineers will conserve energy, too
Released  June 6, 2008




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