Interdisciplinary Research (IDR)

ENG Unsolicited Cross-Divisional Interdisciplinary Research (IDR)

For FY 2012, researchers interested in submitting interdisciplinary proposals may submit them through the newly announced NSF-wide CREATIV mechanism.  Below are Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents related to this mechanism.  The DCL includes a useful link to an information webcast that took place on November 9, 2011 and is archived on the url provided.

CREATIV Dear Colleague Letter:                    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12011/nsf12011.jsp
CREATIV Frequently Asked Questions:           http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12012/nsf12012.jsp

IDR Coordinators for Engineering Directorate Divisions are:

For general information about Interdisciplinary Research at NSF please visit:

http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/additional_resources/interdisciplinary_research/