The Ohio State University Institute for Materials Research invites proposals to its Kickstart Facility Grant Program. IMR Kickstart Facility Grants make shared campus research facilities more accessible to demonstrate materials-related research results with the goal of strengthening near-term research proposals for external support.
Each Kickstart Facility Grant provides $2,500 to offset the cost of user fees and access fees associated with participating facilities.
PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN ONE OF IMR’S CORE MATERIALS RESEARCH FACILITIES, INCLUDING:
- AFM Core Facility in Scott Laboratory W374B
- Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME)
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS)
- Nanosystems Laboratory (NSL)
- Nanotech West Laboratory (NTW)
- Semiconductor Epitaxy and Analysis Laboratory (SEAL)
Downloads
Autumn 2021 Kickstart Facility Grant: Request For Proposals
Autumn 2021 Kickstart Facility Grant Proposal Form
Eligibility
With the goal of seeding new, innovative research at Ohio State, proposers must meet each of the following four requirements:
1. Non-tenured faculty (regular and research), with special consideration given to new faculty within 5 years of appointment; senior research staff with Principal Investigator status at OSU; postdoctoral researchers who wish to perform research independent of their current advisor, as a path towards a future independent academic career.
- Proposals led by postdoctoral researchers must include a one-page letter of support from their current advisor confirming that the research proposed is independent of their current project.
2. All proposals must include a statement on alignment of the proposed research with one or more of IMR Signature Areas and Strategic Themes.
3. Member of the Institute for Materials Research:
- If not currently a member, contact Joanna Gardner at gardner.306@osu.edu for information.
4. Researchers not currently receiving funding for reasonably related research topics.
Key Dates
Request for Proposals Release: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Submission Deadline: Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5 p.m.
- Submit your application as an email attachment in PDF format to Joanna Gardner, IMR Proposal Development Specialist at gardner.306@osu.edu.
Award Announcements: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Award Start Date: Monday, January 3, 2022
Contact Information
Potential applicants may contact Joanna Gardner, IMR Proposal Development Specialist, at (gardner.306@osu.edu), with any administrative or procedural questions. Contact IMR Executive Director Steven Ringel (ringel.5@osu.edu), with technical questions related to potential research activities.