Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- 24-590
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 or more
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 47.041 Engineering
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering is soliciting applications for the Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program with an application due date of September 16, 2027; this opportunity is restricted to investigators not affiliated with "very high research activity" R1 institutions according to the Carnegie Classification.
Principal investigators must hold a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF and maintain an appointment at an ERI-eligible institution. Postdoctoral fellows are ineligible as PIs. At proposal submission, the PI may not have served as PI or Co-PI on any current or prior awarded NSF research grant (including subaward) or received research support from any other Federal Agency totaling $200,000 or more within the past five calendar years, with exceptions for grants supporting workshops, conferences, travel, instrumentation and equipment (including MRI), REU and RET Sites, pre-tenure-track awards (postdoctoral fellowships and GRFP), I-Corps, Phase I SBIR/STTR awards, and federally funded opportunities distributed locally without naming the submitting PI in the Federal funding proposal such as NASA Space Grant Projects or NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Programs. The Department Chair or Dean must explicitly verify each PI eligibility criterion in their letter.
ERI supports new academic investigators who have yet to receive sufficient research funding from Federal Agencies, enabling them to initiate research programs and advance as researchers, educators, and innovators. The program builds engineering research capacity by broadening the investigator base beyond institutions typically receiving concentrated federal funding.
The opportunity falls under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering).
Synopsis
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Update #4 · Latest ·
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 sufficient 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/).
Update #3 ·
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 sufficient 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 Classificationhttps://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/).
Update #2 ·
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 sufficient 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/).
Update #1 ·
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 sufficient 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 Classificationhttps://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/).
Eligibility
*Who May Serve as PI: The PI of an ERI proposal must hold a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF and must hold an appointment at an ERI-eligible institution. Postdoctoral fellow researchers are not eligible to serve as PI on an ERI proposal. At the time of the proposal submission deadline, the PI may not have been a PI or Co-PI on any current or prior awarded NSF research grant (including subaward) or have had research support from any other Federal Agency (within the United States or abroad) totaling $200,000 or more within the past five (5) calendar years from the proposal submission deadline date, with the following exceptions: Grants not directly for research purposes such as workshops, conferences, travel, instrumentation and equipment (e.g., Major Research Instrumentation; MRI), Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Sites, etc.; Awards that exclusively support pre-tenure-track activities (postdoctoral fellowships and Graduate Research Fellowships/GRFP); I-Corps, Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards; and Awards that originated as NSF or other Federal funds but were distributed locally without naming the submitting ERI PI in the Federal funding proposal (such as: NASA Space Grant Project or other non-NSF federally-funded opportunities, NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program.). The Department Chair's/Dean's letter must explicitly verify each of the PI eligibility criteria. See Section V.A. for additional information.
Files
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| PKG00293703.pdf |
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