Instrumentation for Materials Research
(IMR)
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IMR FY 2009 Proposal Submission
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NSF will not be accepting IMR proposals for the previously announced deadline of January 8, 2009. Any proposals submitted to IMR in FY 2009 will be returned without review.
CONTACTS
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
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Solicitation
07-600
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes
revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA)
(Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests
funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply
with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of
this new requirement).
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 14, 2010
Second Thursday in January, Annually Thereafter
SYNOPSIS
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The IMR Program supports the acquisition and/or development of research instruments that will provide new capability and/or advance current capability to: (1) discover fundamental phenomena in materials; (2) synthesize, process, and/or characterize the composition, structure, properties, and performance of materials; and (3) improve the quality, expand the scope, and foster and enable the integration of research and education in research-intensive environments.
FUNDED AS PART OF THIS ACTIVITY
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Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects
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RELATED URLS
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Guide to Programs
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THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
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Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects
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Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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