Office of Research

Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program

Limited Submissions

Note: this limited submission announcement has been revised with an earlier internal deadline to give selectees more time to prepare their full proposals.

The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition of a multi-user research instrument that is commercially available through direct purchase from a vendor, or for the personnel costs and equipment that are required for the development of an instrument with new capabilities, thereby advancing instrumentation capabilities and enhancing expertise for instrument design and fabrication at academic institutions. MRI instruments are, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.

 

  • Track 1: Track 1 MRI proposals are those that request funds from NSF greater than $100,000 and less than $1,400,000.
  • Track 2: Track 2 MRI proposals are those that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $1,400,000 up to and including $4,000,000.
  • Track 3: Track 3 MRI proposals are those that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $100,0001 and less than or equal to $4,000,000 that include the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to conserve or reduce the consumption of helium.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI
  4. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Proposals are due to the sponsor 11/15/2023, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 11/3/2023 if given the go‐ahead by the review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

NSF 23-519 (2024)

Deadlines
08/30/2023 UW Internal Deadline Closed
11/03/2023 OSP Deadline
11/15/2023 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Funding amount

$4,000,000 (varies by track)

Maximum Number of Applications

4 (No more than two submissions in Track 1 and no more than one submission in Track 2; one additional submission is permitted in Track 3)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.