CEM is pleased to announce the 2014 OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program Request for Proposals is now available. This internal seed grant program is open to The Ohio State University materials community and offers two Funding Tiers to cover the breadth of materials research at OSU.
click here for the 2014 RFP with full details and instructions
The two Funding Tiers of the 2014 OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program are:
- Multidisciplinary Team Building Grants, which provide funds up to $60,000/year per award in direct costs, and require one PI and one Co-PI, and may have unfunded collaborators, with the goal of forming multidisciplinary materials research teams that can compete effectively for federal block-funding opportunities.
- Exploratory Materials Research Grants, which provide funds up to $40,000/year per award in direct costs, and require one PI, and may have Co-PIs and/or unfunded collaborators, with the goal of enabling nascent and innovative materials research to emerge to the point of being competitive for external funding.
2014 OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program – Key Dates
- Request for Proposals Issued: Friday, September 6, 2013
- Seed Grant Program Panel Discussion: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 (4:15 – 5:15 PM, room 4138 Physics Research Building)
- Letters of Intent Due
- Multidisciplinary Team Building Grants Funding Tier: Monday, December 2, 2013 at 2:00 PM
- Exploratory Materials Research Grants Funding Tier: Monday, January 20, 2014 at 2:00 PM
- Multidisciplinary Team Building Grants Funding Tier Proposal Team Mandatory Presentations: February 5, 12, 19, or 26, 2014 (4:15 – 5:15 PM, room 4138 Physics Research Building)
- Proposals Due (all Funding Tiers): Monday, March 17, 2014 at 2:00 PM
- Awards Announced (anticipated): July 2014
- Funded Projects Start Date (anticipated): early August 2014
The OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program is jointly supported and managed by the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), the Center for the Exploration of Novel Complex Materials (ENCOMM), and the Institute for Materials Research (IMR).