<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>Please see below an email from John McMillian regarding an internal deadline for a concept paper for the NSF MRI.<br><br>Garoma</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">John McMillan</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jmcmillan@sdsu.edu">jmcmillan@sdsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 3:09 PM<br>Subject: Internal Deadline for NSF MRI<br>To: Temesgen Garoma Ararsso <<a href="mailto:tgaroma@sdsu.edu">tgaroma@sdsu.edu</a>>, Tod Reeder <<a href="mailto:twreeder@sdsu.edu">twreeder@sdsu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Tod & Garoma, <div><br></div><div>I am reaching out to see if you would be willing to send the faculty in your college a reminder that the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation internal concept paper deadline is this Friday. We are working with TIG to assess the reviewer feedback that SDSU proposals have received over the last 2 years and are trying to come up with a more formulaic template for responding. We want to send a reminder to ensure we have full participation in the competition. Here are some details: </div><div><br></div><div>Opportunity - National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program </div><div>Internal Deadline - Friday, October 29th at 11:59:59 </div><div>Agency Deadline - Wednesday, January 19, 2022</div><div>InfoReady Link - <a href="https://sdsu.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1822794" target="_blank">https://sdsu.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1822794</a></div><div><br></div><div>Overview - The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.</div><br>MRI provides support to acquire critical research instrumentation without which advances in fundamental science and engineering research may not otherwise occur. MRI also provides support to develop next-generation research instruments that open new opportunities to advance the frontiers in science and engineering research. Additionally, an MRI award is expected to enhance research training of students who will become the next generation of instrument users, designers and builders.<div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, thanks! <br><div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Cheers</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">JM</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">John McMillan, </font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Director of Research Initiatives, </font></div></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Engineering & Physical Sciences</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Division of Research & Innovation</font></div><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:jmcmillan@mail.sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">jmcmillan@sdsu.edu</a><br><font style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"></font></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">Cell: </font><a href="tel:(209)%20261-8982" value="+12092618982" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">(209) 261-8982</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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