1. Applying to the NSF Major Research Implementation Program
September 24, 2019

2. RIO Research Development
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
FUNDING

3. Fall 2019 RIO Workshop Series
Sept. 25th Mentoring Series (1/3): Understanding and Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns in the Classroom
Oct. 2nd Finding Funding: SPIN, Dimensions
Oct. 9th Applying to the David & Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
Oct. 10th Mentoring Series (2/3): Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Mentoring
Oct. 16th Proposal Budgeting 101
Oct. 17th Inside NSF’s Engineering Research Program with Division Director Kon- Well Wang
Oct. 21st Conversation with VCRI Terri Fiez
Nov. 5th Mentoring Series (3/3): Mentoring Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows
Nov.6th Applying to CU Boulder’s Seed Grant Program
Nov. 11th PI Academy Strategic Career Planning
Lunch is provided.
RSVP on the RIO website.

4. NSF Major Research Instrumentation
Very competitive
University is limited to three proposals
Based on amount requested
Limited to (2) Track 1 proposals: $100K to <$1M
Limited to (1) Track 2 proposal: $1M to $4M
Important to make it clear which track is being pursued
Track 2 proposals require significant, novel changes
Funding chances improve if the project:
Benefits a variety of individuals
Strong support from units (matching funds, space)
Long term plan for support at end of NSF grant
Meets strategic need

5. NSF Major Research Instrumentation
Do not pursue MRI if you have another option
Small requests can be done within a program
Largest requests need to appeal to a variety of NSF directorates
Need to explain value in a way to appeal to non-experts
Recent Awards (with abstracts)
Map of Recent Awards (with dollar amounts)

6. NSF MRI Internal Competition
Necessary Components :
Project Description (2-3 pages)
PI Biosketch / CV (Up to 2 pages)
Budget Overview (up to 1 page)
Track 1 or Track 2 designation
Important Dates:
Internal Deadline: October 8th, 2019
NSF Deadline: January 20th, 2020
Online Application: colorado.edu/researchinnovation/nsf-major- research-instrumentation-mri-program

7. Dr. Juliet Gopinath Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering NSF MRI Recipient 2016 NSF MRI Recipient
Professor Gopinath works at the intersection of electrical engineering, physics and materials science, with a focus on lasers and optical devices. Dr. Gopinath and her Co-PI’s received a NSF MRI for her project Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Dry Etching System for Highly Controlled Etching of Chalcogenides and Related Compounds. Dr. Gopinath and her Co- PI’s also received a 2019 NSF MRI for her project MRI Consortium: Development of Fiber-coupled Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy (STED)

8. Dr. Won Park Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Fellow, Materials Science & Engineering NSF MRI Recipient
Dr. Park's research is centered at discovering new optical phenomena and applications using nanoscale materials and structures and currently has three major thrusts: energy harvesting, nonlinear optical devices and nanomedicine. Dr. Park and his Co-PI’s received a 2016 NSF MRI for his project Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Dry Etching System for Highly Controlled Etching of Chalcogenides and Related Compounds.

9. Fall 2019 RIO Workshop Series
Sept. 25th Mentoring Series (1/3): Understanding and Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns in the Classroom
Oct. 2nd Finding Funding: SPIN, Dimensions
Oct. 9th Applying to the David & Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
Oct. 10th Mentoring Series (2/3): Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Mentoring
Oct. 16th Proposal Budgeting 101
Oct. 17th Inside NSF’s Engineering Research Center Program with Division Director Kon-Well Wang
Oct. 21st Conversation with VCRI Terri Fiez
Nov. 5th Mentoring Series (3/3): Mentoring Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows
Nov.6th Applying to CU Boulder’s Seed Grant Program
Nov. 11th PI Academy Strategic Career Planning
Lunch is provided.
RSVP on the RIO website.