NSF Award Opportunity: Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)

Summary

National Science Foundation has opened up applications for the Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) program, which will fund up to 8 awards totaling a potential $25 million. Preliminary proposals will be required in order to be invited by NSF to submit full proposals later in 2022. Please see below for more information.

Full Description

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) program provides sustained support of materials research and education of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. Each MRSEC addresses research of a scope and complexity requiring the scale, synergy, and multidisciplinarity provided by a campus-based research center. The MRSECs support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international organizations, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities. A MRSEC may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions in partnership, and is composed of two to three Interdisciplinary Research Groups, IRGs, each addressing a fundamental materials science topic aligned with the Division of Materials Research, DMR.

**Only 1 institutional application is allowed.  For more information, please visit the MRSEC Request for Proposal.

The internal due date for review and determination of grant to move forward on the behalf of  W&M is 6/6/22 at 4PM ET.  Questions should be sent to wosp@wm.edu.

Preliminary Proposals, once selected by the internal W&M Faculty Review Committee, are due to the agency on 6/20/22.