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Engineering Research Centers


Scope

Engineering Research Centers (ERC) focus on the definition, fundamental understanding, development, and validation of the technologies needed to realize a well-defined class of engineered systems with the potential to spawn whole new industries or radically transform the product lines, processing technologies, or service delivery methodologies of current industries. ERC faculty, students and industry partners integrate discovery and learning in an interdisciplinary environment that reflects the complexities and realities of real-world technology. This environment adds an integrative dimension that is enabled by the critical size of ERCs. ERC innovations in research and education are expected to impact curricula at all levels from precollege to life-long learning and to be disseminated to and beyond academic and industry partners. ERCs fulfill NSF's strategic goal to increase the diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce by including all members of society regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender in all aspects of the centers' activities.  Because ERCs play critical roles in academe by integrating research, education, diversity, outreach, and industrial collaboration, NSF views ERCs as change agents for academic engineering programs and the engineering community at large. The absence of a compelling strategy for achieving demonstrable impact in any one of these areas is sufficient reason to deny funding.

 


Deadline(s)

Preliminary Proposal : November 08, 2004
Full Proposal : June 16, 2005

NOTE: All program proposal due dates that fall on a weekend or a holiday are due the following working day by 5:00 PM your local time.


Program Solicitation NSF 04-570


Related Information

Abstracts of Awards



Contact(s)

Lynn Preston, Leader of the ERC Team
Phone: (703) 292-5358
Fax: (703) 292-9051
Email: lpreston@nsf.gov

Tapan K. Mukherjee, Program Director
Phone: (703) 292-5353
Fax: (703) 292-9051
Email: tmukherj@nsf.gov

Mary F. Poats, Program Manager
Phone: (703) 292-5357
Fax: (703) 292-9051
Email: mpoats@nsf.gov

Sohi Rastegar, Program Director
Phone: (703) 292-5379
Fax: (703) 292-9051
Email: srastega@nsf.gov

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