NSF / Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program - Limited Submission Internal Due Date
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The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our nation's organizations of higher education, research museums, and nonprofit 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. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.
The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by organizations that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus.
Participating offices and directorates are the Office of Integrative Activities, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Directorate for Engineering, Directorate for Geosciences, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Office of Polar Programs, andOffice of Cyberinfrastructure.
