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Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC)

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Archived funding opportunity

This document has been archived. See NSF 24-576 for the latest version.

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Important information for proposers

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Convergent Research and Innovation through Inclusive Partnerships and Workforce Development

Synopsis

The ERC program supports convergent research that will lead to strong societal impact. Each ERC has interacting foundational components that go beyond the research project, including engineering workforce development at all participant stages, a culture of diversity and inclusion where all participants gain mutual benefit, and value creation within an innovation ecosystem that will outlast the lifetime of the ERC. The logical reasoning that links the proposed activities to the identified goals for each ERC should be clear.

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Program contacts

Name Email Phone Organization
Sarit B. Bhaduri
 sbhaduri@nsf.gov (703) 292-2975 ENG/EEC
Sandra Cruz-Pol
 scruzpol@nsf.gov (703) 292-2928 ENG/EEC
Dana L. Denick
 ddenick@nsf.gov (703) 292-8866 ENG/EEC
Nadia A. El-Masry
 nelmasry@nsf.gov (703) 292-4975 ENG/EEC
Deborah J. Jackson
 djackson@nsf.gov (703) 292-7499 ENG/EEC
Eduardo A. Misawa
 emisawa@nsf.gov (703) 292-5353 OD

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