Category Archives: Funding Opportunity

Do you have an idea for an outreach program? Funding is available from ICAM

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ICAM announces the availability of $20,000 for SEE (Science, Engagement, and Education) Outreach Grants

ICAM is looking for SEE projects that will increase the greater public’s understanding of emergent phenomenon and the origins of complex behavior; and encourage science engagement between the research community (especially graduate students) and schools, museums, and the public at large.

$20,000 of funding will be split between 2 or 3 SEE grants.

CEM co-sponsors OSU’s ICAM membership, so CEM participants are eligible to apply.

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2014 Seed Grant Program RFP Now Available

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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. 

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OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program (2011-12)

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We are pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program (2011-12), open to the Ohio State University (OSU) Materials community. This enhanced seed program leverages resources and best practices from the seed programs of the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), ENCOMM, and Institute for Materials Research (IMR). The result is a unified RFP with three Funding Tiers designed to achieve the greatest impact for seeding excellence in materials research of varying scopes.

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