Title: Industry/University Cooperative Fellowship Supplement to the
         Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) Program
        Solicitation (NSF 01-116)
Date: 1/09/02

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                        Directorate for Engineering
               Division of Engineering Education and Centers
          Industry/University Cooperative Research Center Program



Industry/University Cooperative Fellowship Supplement to the
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) Program
Solicitation (NSF 01-116)

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January 8, 2002



Dear Colleague:

The Industry/University Cooperative Research Center program of the
National Science Foundation invites researchers involved in existing NSF
I/UCRCs to request Industry/University Cooperative Fellowship Supplements
to encourage research interactions between universities and industry.
These supplements will provide support for an I/UCRC researcher (faculty
or non-student research staff) to perform research in a company. It is
expected that these experiences will increase the quality of joint
research after the researcher returns to the center.

Request Deadline Date

None.

Award and Budgetary Information

This supplement will provide up to $25,000 per applicant to support
salary, wages, fringe benefits, relocation costs, travel, etc. for the
temporary stay in the I/UCRC member company. A minimum of 100% cost match
is required by the center member company.

Eligibility

Researchers must be engaged in active research in an existing I/UCRC.
Researchers are expected to return to the I/UCRC and share knowledge
gained in the company experience with other I/UCRC researchers and
students.

Supplement Request Submission Procedures

Requests for an Industry/University Cooperative Fellowship supplement must
be submitted via NSF FastLane [ www.fastlane.nsf.gov] by selecting these options:

1. Proposals, Awards, and Status
2. Award and Reporting Functions
3. Supplemental Funding Request
4. Choose the award to be supplemented.

The supplement request must not exceed three pages and must:

   * State clearly that this is a request for an Industry/University
     Fellowship supplement to an existing I/UCRC.
   * Include a commitment letter from the company agreeing to provide a
     dollar-for-dollar cost match -- equal to the amount provided to the
     I/UCRC by NSF for this supplement -- up to a total cost match of
     $25,000. The cost match amount should be shown on Line M of the NSF
     supplement budget.
   * Describe the form and nature of the company appointment, including a
     brief description of the research that will be performed at the
     company.
   * Provide a brief biographical sketch of the researcher and include a
     statement describing the involvement of the researcher in the I/UCRC.
   * State the anticipated start date and duration of the industry stay.

Supplement Request Review and Award Administration

General review procedures and award administration information, including
notification, award conditions, and reporting requirements are described
in the I/UCRC Solicitation (NSF-01-116). Supplement requests in response
to this letter will be reviewed for the appropriateness and value of the
industry appointment experience for the researcher, particularly with
regard to the significance of the researcher's work assignment in
augmenting the research program in the I/UCRC at the university. The
supplement will be awarded under the grant award conditions of the I/UCRC
grant, any numbered amendments thereto, and any special conditions stated
in this Dear Colleague Letter.

Additional Information

This Dear Colleague letter is also available online at
www.eng.nsf.gov/iucrc and on the NSF online document system. You may call
the I/UCRC Program at 703-292-8383, if there are any questions.

NSF 02-050