NSF Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF)

Up to $625,000  Deadline: Full Proposal Accepted Anytime  Track EAR/IF in Pivot

EAR/IF accepts proposals seeking support for the acquisition of new research equipment or the upgrade of existing equipment, and will consider proposals requesting support to acquire, ship and make suitable for research use, used analytical equipment. EAR/IF will consider Equipment Acquisition or Upgrade proposals from community colleges and minority serving non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education where the intended uses of the equipment are solely or predominantly focused on educational applications. EAR/IF accepts proposals seeking support for the development of new instrumentation, techniques and associated software that extend or will improve current research capabilities in the Earth sciences. EAR/IF will also consider the development of analytical standards and/or interlaboratory method comparisons under this category.