2016 NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Internal Downselect Application for Instructions Application Form: Enter responses by clicking in the gray box, the field will expand. Some fields are restricted to pre-defined lengths. Include a one-page project summary as specified by NSF including both intellectual merits and broader impacts. Include current NSF biosketches for the PI and co-PIs this application form as a PDF and combine it with the project summary and biosketches into a SINGLE pdf and email to by September 2, 2016 at 4 PM. Please note, if you are selected in the downselect as one of the proposals to go forward to NSF, the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) will be your submitting unit and will contact you within 1 week of your selection. Proposal Title Principal Investigator Name College/Unit Department Phone Email Externally Facing Co-PIs for proposal success: with strong NSF Funding Potential users at Penn State Proposal Type (Must choose one) Identify the academic administrator to serve as an advocate for the instrument (your associate dean of research or institute director) 1. What is the instrumentation and why should it be viewed as a priority for Penn (limited to 3500 characters) Include a description of shared-use within and across Penn State, including other campuses and institutions; diversity of team and users; research training and educational uses; and potential Industry/iCorps/IUCRCs connections. 2. How does your proposal meet the NSF-MRI program goals? (limited to 3500 characters) e.g. How would the instrumentation enable academic departments, disciplinary & cross-disciplinary units, and multi-organization collaborations to integrate research with research training? 3. Describe the research and training impact you anticipate if your proposal is successful. (limited to 3500 characters ) 4. Where do you anticipate the instrumentation will be located? Who manages this space and have s/he agreed that it is a feasible location? (limited to 1000 characters )
2016 NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Internal Downselect Application for Instructions Application Form: Enter responses by clicking in the gray box, the field will expand. Some fields are restricted to pre-defined lengths. Include a one-page project summary as specified by NSF including both intellectual merits and broader impacts. Include current NSF biosketches for the PI and co-PIs this application form as a PDF and combine it with the project summary and biosketches into a SINGLE pdf and email to by September 2, 2016 at 4 PM. Please note, if you are selected in the downselect as one of the proposals to go forward to NSF, the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) will be your submitting unit and will contact you within 1 week of your selection. Proposal Title Principal Investigator Name College/Unit Department Phone Email Externally Facing Co-PIs for proposal success: with strong NSF Funding Potential users at Penn State Proposal Type (Must choose one) Identify the academic administrator to serve as an advocate for the instrument (your associate dean of research or institute director) 1. What is the instrumentation and why should it be viewed as a priority for Penn (limited to 3500 characters) Include a description of shared-use within and across Penn State, including other campuses and institutions; diversity of team and users; research training and educational uses; and potential Industry/iCorps/IUCRCs connections. 2. How does your proposal meet the NSF-MRI program goals? (limited to 3500 characters) e.g. How would the instrumentation enable academic departments, disciplinary & cross-disciplinary units, and multi-organization collaborations to integrate research with research training? 3. Describe the research and training impact you anticipate if your proposal is successful. (limited to 3500 characters ) 4. Where do you anticipate the instrumentation will be located? Who manages this space and have s/he agreed that it is a feasible location? (limited to 1000 characters )
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