The NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive research funding from Federal Agencies. The Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program will support new investigators as they initiate their research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educators, and innovators. This funding opportunity aims to broaden the base of investigators involved in engineering research and therefore is limited to investigators that are not affiliated with “very high research activity” R1 institutions. Faculty at all of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses are eligible to apply, so long as they have never received federal funding (some exceptions apply, so potential investigators should read the ERI solicitation carefully).
Deadline: October 11, 2022