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Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) Proposals
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) welcomes and encourages the submission
of transformative, interdisciplinary research proposals to all ENG Divisions.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
at 5 PM submitter's local time.
[ NOTE: Only one Deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 ]
Program Document:
PD 09-7951)
Definition of Interdisciplinary Research
“Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) is a mode of research by teams or individuals that
integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories
from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental
understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single
discipline or area of research practice.”
Reference: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research, Committee on
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research, Committee on Science, Engineering and Public
Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute
of Medicine of the National Academies, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
Characteristics of IDR Proposals
• IDR submissions should have a level of interdisciplinary content not covered
in the core programs of ENG.
• IDR proposals may be on any topic relevant to engineering and, in particular,
should not be constrained by the current program structures. It is hoped that
new fields of research will eventually emerge from IDR awards.
• While not an absolute requirement, an IDR proposal typically will be submitted
by a small team of 2-4 investigators.
• The typical anticipated total award size will be $400,000-600,000 (for up to
three years), although requests of lesser or greater size, up to a total of
$1,000,000, will be considered, consistent with the scope of the proposed work.
Submission of IDR Proposals
• IDR proposals that do not comply with the following requirements will be
returned without review:
o The deadline for proposal submissions is not later than 5:00 PM
local time
on December 7, 2009.
o Proposals must be submitted as unsolicited proposals and directed
to the ENG
IDR program (Program Element 7951) in the CBET, CMMI, or
ECCS Divisions.
The Program Document is:
PD 09-7951
o Proposals must have a proposal title that begins with “IDR:”.
o Proposals must explicitly address the interdisciplinary nature of
the proposed
research in a separate paragraph within the one-page
Project Summary.
o Proposals must explicitly address both Intellectual Merit
and Broader Impacts
and conform with all other requirements of the NSF Grant
Proposal Guide,
Document Number:
NSF 09-29
• IDR proposals should be prepared so that reviewers from any of the different
fields to which the proposal relates can appreciate the intellectual merit,
transformative nature, and broader impact of the interdisciplinary
research
proposed.
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