NSF Funding Acknowledgment Language

Sample acknowledgment in publications and presentations.

Primary Support

(≥50% support from NSF; students, post-docs, materials/supplies, facilities, user fees, etc.)

“Funding for this research was provided by the Center for Emergent Materials at the Ohio State University, an NSF MRSEC (Award Number DMR-0820414).”
“XYZ acknowledges the Center for Emergent Materials at The Ohio State University, an NSF MRSEC (Award Number DMR-0820414), for providing funding for this research.”

Partial Support

“Partial funding for this research was provided by the Center for Emergent Materials at the Ohio State University, an NSF MRSEC (Award Number DMR-0820414).”
“XYZ acknowledges the Center for Emergent Materials at The Ohio State University, an NSF MRSEC (Award Number DMR-0820414), for providing partial funding for this research.”

Facilities

(No direct NSF support for students etc., but research and subsequent publication directly impacted by use CEM-funded facilities, user fees, etc.)

“Funding (or Partial funding) for shared facilities used in this research was provided by the Center for Emergent Materials at The Ohio State University, an NSF MRSEC (Award Number DMR-0820414).”