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All NSF directorates participate in the Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) activity, which supports research by faculty members of predominantly undergraduate institutions through the funding of (1) individual and collaborative research projects, (2) the purchase of shared-use research instrumentation, and (3) Research Opportunity Awards for work with NSF-supported investigators at other institutions.

Proposals submitted under RUI are accepted in all fields of science and engineering supported by the Foundation, including research on learning and education. RUI is fully integrated into the regular disciplinary and shared instrumentation programs of the Foundation, and RUI proposals are evaluated and funded by these programs. Eligible "predominantly undergraduate" institutions include U.S. two-year, four-year, masters-level, and small doctoral colleges and universities that (1) grant baccalaureate degrees in NSF-supported fields, or provide programs of instruction for students pursuing such degrees with institutional transfers (e.g., two-year schools), (2) have undergraduate enrollment exceeding graduate enrollment, and (3) award an average of no more than 10 Ph.D. or D.Sc. degrees per year in disciplines for which NSF provides research support. Autonomous campuses in a system are considered independently, although they may be submitting their proposals through a central office. A Research Opportunity Award is usually funded as a supplement to the NSF grant of the host researcher, and the application is submitted by the host institution.

 
Goals of RUI

The specific objectives of RUI are to: (1) support high-quality research by faculty members at predominantly undergraduate institutions, (2) strengthen the research environment in academic departments that are oriented primarily toward undergraduate instruction, and (3) promote the integration of research and education. The involvement of undergraduate students is an important feature of RUI, providing them with research-rich learning environments. However, the overriding purpose of RUI is the support of faculty research, helping to maintain faculty member's intellectual vibrancy both in the classroom and in the research community.

For further information on the RUI activity, contact one of the RUI/ROA Liasons under the link on the left. They will be able to assist you in contacting an NSF program director of the research program to which you might submit a proposal.
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