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National Science Foundation

NSF: Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)

Program Summary

The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in the development and evolution of the center. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry members and the center faculty. An I/UCRC not only contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education, but also encourages and fosters international cooperation and collaborative projects.

Eligibility

The PI at any institution participating in an I/UCRC proposal must be a tenured faculty member. Waivers may be requested when petitioned for by the PI's supervisor (Chairman of the Department or the Dean). In addition, the center or site director must be the PI. Grantee institutions that have an active single university I/UCRC award are not eligible to apply for another single university center; however, they may apply for a multi-university center. The University of Iowa may apply for one single university I/UCRC award and/or a multi-university center.

Any institution may submit multiple multi-university center proposals provided that the proposed research topics involve different disciplines and support different industries.

A center site may only apply for one Phase II (years 6 through 10) and one Phase III (years 11 through 15) proposal. Graduated centers who have successfully completed a Phase II award within the last 10 years may apply for one Phase III award.

PIs with an active award for any NSF I/UCRC research center are not eligible to apply for another Phase I award. PIs can only submit one proposal per submission period. Co-PIs can only participate in one proposal per submission period.

Internal Selection Procedure

The UI Vice President for Research Office has established an internal review procedure to select the UI nominee. Applications will be reviewed according to the sponsor's selection criteria. Considerations will also be given to UI institutional strengths and strategic directions. Potential applicants must submit, using the preselection link below, the following information:

1. A two page CV
2. A description of the proposed project. It should have the following elements:

a cover sheet with the project title, your name, department, and campus address, and the title of the program you are responding to.
a description of the proposed research (up to but not exceeding the 30 page maximum length as noted in the sponsor-defined guidelines for a center proposal or the 15 page maximum length for a planning grant proposal). Additional pages may be added for references.
Please be sure the project is identified on each page and number the pages.

The above materials must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., on Friday, November 6, 2009. The selected nominee will be asked to submit a required letter of intent for planning grant proposals by Friday, January 1, 2010, and complete the full application package in acccordance with the sponsor's deadline of Friday, March 5, 2010.

Proposal due for preselection	11/06/2009 Not open for submission deadline passed
Date Due to Sponsor	03/05/2010
Required LOI Due Date	01/01/2010
Non-Required LOI Due Date	N/A
Email:	cheryl-ridgeway@uiowa.edu
Phone:	319-384-3332
Sponsor URL:	http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09565/nsf09565.htm

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