Materials Research Centers and Teams

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Solicitation  10-568

Important Notice to Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 13-1, was issued on October 4, 2012 and is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 14, 2013. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 13-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

Please be aware that significant changes have been made to the PAPPG to implement revised merit review criteria based on the National Science Board (NSB) report, National Science Foundation's Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revisions. While the two merit review criteria remain unchanged (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts), guidance has been provided to clarify and improve the function of the criteria. Changes will affect the project summary and project description sections of proposals. Annual and final reports also will be affected.

A by-chapter summary of this and other significant changes is provided at the beginning of both the Grant Proposal Guide and the Award & Administration Guide.

SYNOPSIS

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors (including industry, national laboratories, and international institutions), and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers addressing materials research, education, and facilities.

Materials Interdisciplinary Research Teams (MIRTs) represent a new award mechanism. These teams share with centers the same emphasis on the support of world class interdisciplinary materials research and the integration of research with education. Each MIRT addresses a major materials research problem requiring an interdisciplinary team of researchers. In addition, experimental and computational instrumentation needed for the proposed research activities is also supported. A MIRT may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions.

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FY2011 Materials Research Centers and Teams competition results

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC's)

About MRSEC

Text description of Centers and IRGs

List of IRG Research Topics

Contact Information for the Center Directors and links to Center homepages

Additional Program Information

DMR supported NSECs

FY2005 Competition Results

DMR Supported STCs

FY2008 MRSEC Competition Results

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