Both the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy have upcoming deadlines for grants that only permit a limited number of submissions. As such, the Marshall University Research Corporation will be conducting a pre-application process to determine what projects will advance to the application stage. Please note that we are utilizing a new service, InfoReady, to gather pre-application information for review. You will need to set up an account to submit. If you have any questions or difficulties, please contact Niki Rowe-Fortner | rowe39@marshall.edu
National Science Foundation, EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Fellows Program
The primary driver for this opportunity is the desire to increase the competitiveness of EPSCoR-eligible institutions by catalyzing and strengthening the research programs of their talented faculty. Over the long term, EPSCoR investments are expected to result in sustained improvements in the individual research competitiveness of its recipients and to stimulate broader improvements to the research capacity of the recipients’ institutions and jurisdictions. Proposals must demonstrate in a compelling way that each of these goals will be met.
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Awards will provide support for fellows to travel and spend up to six months at a premier research facility within the United States and its territories (the “host site”); salary support will be provided. In addition, each award will provide support for the PI to travel to the host site, including both transportation and living expenses for the duration of the required visit(s). Up to six total months of salary support and travel expenses may also be requested for one additional trainee such as an undergraduate or graduate student, a postdoctoral or a technical staff member of the PI’s Institution, to work with the PI and complete the planned activities. Additional support will be allowed to cover other travel and direct costs that are specifically associated with the fellowship project (e.g., purchasing supplies, shipping, publication costs, equipment, facility fees, attendance at conferences and related costs, etc.). Please see the “Budgetary Limitations” for greater details.
Submit pre-application here, by 2/9/2024: https://marshall.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1930141
Department of Energy, Energy Frontier Research Center
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications from multi-disciplinary teams will be required to propose discovery science and use-inspired basic research that addresses priority research directions and opportunities identified by a series of BES workshop and roundtable reports. The focus of the EFRC program is on fundamental scientific research, therefore applications to this FOA must not propose applied research and technology development activities. BES is soliciting renewal applications for basic science in three topical areas: 1) Transformative manufacturing, 2) Quantum information science (QIS), and 3) Environmental management. BES is soliciting new applications for basic science in two topical areas: 1) Co-design of materials and processes to revolutionize microelectronics and/or QIS fabrication, and 2) Environmental management.
Submit pre-application here, by 2/9/2024: https://marshall.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1930116