Funding Resources

Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award in Experimental Condensed Matter or Materials PhysicsIt is important that interested applicants verify due dates listed on this page by checking opportunities at their original sources. CEM is not consistently notified when due dates or conditions change.

Resources

• Limited Submission and Scholarly Prize Opportunities
• OSU Connect and Collaborate Grants Program multiple and diverse funding opportunities to catalyze engaged, collaborative teaching and research.
• SPIN Sponsored Funding Database  (access through OSU)
• Ohio Third Frontier – support innovation, commercialization and capital/talent in Ohio
• IMR Industry Challenge Grants – to strengthen new collaborations between OSU and private industry partners. No deadline; proposals accepted all year
• IMR Kickstart Facility Grants– provide $2,500 to assist Ohio State University faculty with facility user access fees and related minor charges associated with conducting innovative materials-allied research with the goal of obtaining external research funding. Proposals are accepted every spring, fall, and winter.
• Travel Grants through the OSU Office of University Outreach & Engagement – offered yearly to students, faculty, staff to attend conferences (yearly in March)
• Travel Awards through the OSU Postdoc Association – offered semesterly for  postdocs,  research associates, research scientists, and visiting scholars to attend conferences and other professional development events.

Opportunities

• Materials Research Seed Grant Program 2020 Request for Proposals
  Letters of Intent Due: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 5:00 PM
  Proposals Due: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 5:00 PM
  Funded Projects Start Date (anticipated): Beginning of Autumn Semester, 2020
• NSF: Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs  (DMR-TMRP)
  Proposals accepted annually from October 1-November 1
• NSF: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 2020 (EFRI-2020)
  Letter of Intent Deadline: November 4, 2019
  Preliminary Proposal Deadline: December 2, 2019
  Full Proposal Deadline: March 26, 2020
• NSF: Graduate Research Fellowship Program 
  Frequently Asked Questions
  Application Deadlines: October 21-25, 2019 (exact date depends on field, see linked program solicitation)
• NSF: Supplemental Funding Opportunity to Support Student Design Projects Directly Related to NSF Research
  Supplemental funding requests may be submitted at any time
• APS: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Fundamental Physics Innovation Awards
  Applications are accepted anytime, but are reviewed on a cyclic basis January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15)
• NSF: Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI)
  LOI Deadline: July 15, annually
  Full Proposal Deadline: September 1-15, annually
• NSF: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)
  Proposals accepted annually September 1-15.
• NSF: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory
  Proposals Accepted Anytime
  Program Solicitation: NSF 18-500
• NSF: Topical Materials Research Programs in the Division of Materials Research (DMR)
  Now accepts proposals at any time
• NSF: Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)
  Proposals can be submitted throughout the year
• NSF: Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) Program
  Proposals accepted annually from October 1-November 1

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