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Research Opportunity Awards (ROA)

These supplemental awards are designed for faculty at 2- or 4-year colleges who want to participate in NSF-supported research projects. A Research Opportunity Award is intended to increase the visitor's research capability and effectiveness, improve research and teaching at his or her home institution, as well as enhance the NSF-funded research of the host principal investigator (PI). A request letter should briefly outline the nature of the planned research and include an expression of interest from the host scientist and the curriculum vitae of the guest scientist. These supplements may include (if applicable) summer or partial sabbatical salary and a modest amount for supplies and travel for the participant. For more information, see the latest Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Program Announcement NSF 00-144.