The Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) announces the 2009 Rapid Response Request for Proposals is available for download. The deadline is 5:00 PM, Monday, August 3, 2009, with an anticipated start date on or about September 1, 2009.
Through the Seed Funding Program, NSF intends to provide flexibility for the Center to respond quickly and effectively to new opportunities beyond the current scope of the center. Direct ties of the proposed research with the existing Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) are not required. However, synergy with the mission of the CEM is expected.
The aim of the Rapid Response Grant RFP is to provide funding to research that broadens the scope of the CEM by responding to rapidly emerging opportunities within the broad purview of the Seed Program. (Examples include support for faculty changing fields, strengthening/ developing ties to industry, the development of interdisciplinary education, capital equipment to enhance collaborative research, etc. where rapid response is essential.) Proposals that demonstrate potential synergy with ongoing CEM activities and/or the potential to nucleate interdisciplinary collaborations are preferred. The grants provide funds of up to $25,000 in direct costs to be expended over a 6-month period.
Potential applicants may contact the Seed Board Co-Chairs Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin (ejh@mps.ohio-state.edu, 614-247-4074) or Julia Meyer (jmeyer@mps.ohio-state.edu, 614 292-7995) for questions related to potential research activities.
More information about the Center for Emergent Materials Seed Funding Program can be found at cem.osu.edu/research/seedfunding.cfm.