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Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

This document has been archived. See NSF 24-590 for the latest version.

Important information about NSF’s implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Synopsis

The NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive research funding from Federal Agencies.  The Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program will support new investigators as they initiate their research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educators, and innovators.  This funding opportunity aims to broaden the base of investigators involved in engineering research and therefore is limited to investigators that are not affiliated with “very high research activity” R1 institutions (according to the Carnegie Classification https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/). 

Program contacts

Rosa A. Lukaszew
ECCS
eri@nsf.gov (703)292-8339 ENG/ECCS
Richard Nash
eri@nsf.gov (703) 292-5394 ENG/ECCS
Carole J. Read
CBET
eri@nsf.gov (703) 292-2418 ENG/CBET
Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh
CBET
eri@nsf.gov (703) 292-8045 ENG/CBET
Janis P. Terpenny
eri@nsf.gov (703) 292-2487 ENG/CMMI

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