Is support is available to faculty members of undergraduate colleges and universities?
The Research in Undergraduate Institutions RUI program is specifically designed to support 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. All NSF programs participate in the RUI activity, and RUI proposals are evaluated and funded by individual NSF programs such as those in DEB. RUI proposals are evaluated based on their scientific merits and broader impacts, as are other proposals. However, RUI proposals may include a five-page supplemental document that describes the likely impact of the proposed research activity on the research environment of the predominantly undergraduate institutions(s), on the career(s) of the faculty participants, and on the ability of the involved department(s) to prepare students for entry into advanced-d
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