Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the "Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions" grant opportunity, which supports research by faculty members at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The RUI (Research in Undergraduate Institutions) and ROA (Research Opportunity Awards) funding opportunities aim to engage PUI faculty in their professional fields, build research capacity at their institutions, and integrate research and undergraduate education. Eligible applicants are PUIs that have awarded 20 or fewer Ph.D./D.Sci. degrees in NSF-supported fields during the previous two academic years. Proposals will be evaluated and funded at the discretion of NSF programs in the relevant disciplinary areas.

The RUI grants can support individual or collaborative research projects, as well as shared research instrumentation. The ROA opportunities include supplements to existing NSF awards, rebudgeting of existing awards, and new collaborative proposals between a PUI and other institution(s). Awards typically range from approximately $30,000 to $985,000 and span 1-5 year project periods, with the research predominantly conducted at academic facilities across the United States.