Sponsor
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Summary
The Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) seeks to foster the design, discovery, and development of materials to accelerate their path to deployment by harnessing the power of data and computational tools in concert with experiment and theory. Proposals submitted to this solicitation must be directed by a team of at least two Senior/Key Personnel with complementary expertise. The proposed research must involve a collaborative and iterative “closed-loop” process wherein theory guides computational simulation, computational simulation guides experiments, and experimental observation further guides theory. DMREF is also committed to the education and training of a next-generation materials research and development workforce.
For more information, please view the full NSF Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) (NSF 25-508) solicitation.
Award
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000 over four years.
Limited Submission Requirements and Timeline
Five (5) applications per institution.
Notice of Interest Process. Only proposals approved by the Division of Research and Economic Development may be submitted to this program. For such approval, the Principal Investigator (PI) must first submit a Notice of Interest to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu by 4 pm on December 3, 2024. The Notice of Interest must indicate the PI and Co-PIs, collaborator names and affiliations, and a brief, one paragraph description of the proposed project.
**If necessary, a further white paper round may be required**
Key Submission Dates
- December 3, 2024 by 4 pm – Notice of Interests due to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu (we encourage you to cc your Dean for visibility as well)
- December 6, 2024 – Anticipated date applicants will be notified of approval
- January 28, 2025 – Final proposal documents due to OSP
- February 4, 2025* – Full proposal due to NSF
*Due to a high volume of proposals being submitted the week of January 27th, all NSF DMREF proposals will have a target submission date of February 4th.
Important Notes on Sponsor Requirements
- By the submission deadline, any PI, co-PI, or other Senior/Key project personnel must hold either:
- A tenured or tenure-track position, or
- A primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position with exceptions granted for family or medical leave, as determined by the submitting institution.
- No individual may appear as Senior/Key Personnel (PI, Co-PI, Faculty or Other Senior/Key Personnel) on more than one (1) DMREF proposal submitted in response to this solicitation.
- An investigator who is a PI or co-PI of a DMREF award based on a proposal submitted in response to the previous DMREF Solicitation (NSF 23-530) cannot be a PI or co-PI for this DMREF solicitation, but may serve as Senior/Key Personnel.
NOTE: Please send all inquiries and submissions for Limited Submission opportunities to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu.