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Major Research Instrumentation Program 
The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) catalyzes new knowledge and discoveries by empowering the Nation’s scientists and engineers with state-of-the-art research instrumentation. The MRI Program enables research-intensive learning environments that promote the development of a diverse workforce and next generation instrumentation, as well as facilitates academic/private sector partnerships. Among the goals of the MRI Program are:
- Supporting the acquisition of major state-of-the-art instrumentation, thereby improving access to, and increased use of, modern research and research training instrumentation by a diverse workforce of scientists, engineers, and graduate and undergraduate students;
- Fostering the development of the next generation of instrumentation, resulting in new instruments that are more widely used, and/or open up new areas of research and research training;
- Enabling academic departments, disciplinary and cross-disciplinary units, and multi-organization collaborations to create well-equipped research environments that integrate research with education;
- Supporting the acquisition and development of instrumentation that contributes to, or takes advantage of, existing investments in cyberinfrastructure, while avoiding duplication of services already provisioned by NSF investments;
- Promoting substantive and meaningful partnerships for instrument development between the academic and private sectors. Such partnerships have the potential to build capacity for instrument development in academic settings and to create new products with wide scientific and commercial impact.
UPCOMING
 A webcast on the FY2010 MRI competition is planned in several weeks. Please montior this section for updates.
FY 2010 COMPETITION INFORMATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
Major Research Instrumentation Questions: |
Email:
mri@nsf.gov |
Phone:
703-292-8040 |
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| Specific Program Contacts: |
| Dr. Randy Phelps |
Office of Integrative Activities
Room 1270 |
Phone:
703-292-8040 |
| Dr. Craig Henderson |
Office of Integrative Activities
Room 1270 |
Phone:
703-292-8040 |
COMMITTEE OF VISITORS (COV)
PROGRAM INFORMATION
DOCUMENTS
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Brochure
"The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program"
Spring 2009 presentation by Dr. Randy L. Phelps (MRI Program Officer)
2009 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Dialogues
"Overview of the National Science Foundation and the MRI Program"
Fall 2008 presentation by Dr. Randy L. Phelps
(MRI Program Officer)
includes FY 2008 competition summary
"What Makes an MRI Proposal Fail, What Makes an MRI Proposal Competitive?"
Fall 2008 presentation by Dr. Randy L. Phelps (MRI Program Officer)
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