The Louisiana EPSCoR program has issued four new RFPs:
CIMM Seed Funding Track 1: Faculty Research Awards
Supports research projects relevant to CIMM’s advanced manufacturing themes.
Last day for questions and answers about this RFP: July 31, 2020
Proposals due: August 7, 2020, 4:30 p.m central time
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 1, Round 2 (PDF)
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP, Track 1, Round 2 (DOC)
CIMM Seed Funding Track 2: Industrial Collaborations
Supports research projects in partnership with industry.
Last day for questions and answers about this RFP: July 31, 2020
Proposals due: August 7, 4:30 p.m central time
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 2, Round 2 (PDF)
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 2, Round 2 (DOC)
CIMM Seed Funding Track 4: CIMM Core User Facilities Awards
Provides usage time of the CUF for advanced manufacturing research and development. The CIMM-CUF is an ecosystem of user facilities at LSU and Louisiana Tech including the Advanced Manufacturing and Machining Facility (AMMF), the Materials Manufacturing, Testing, and Evaluation Facility (MMTEF), the Shared Instrumentation Facility (SIF) and the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM).
Open deadline until: May 31, 2021
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 4, Round 2 (PDF)
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 4, Round 2 (DOC)
Supervised Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)
A goal of the Louisiana Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (LAEPSCoR) project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is to increase the participation of women and other underrepresented minorities and in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. The Supervised Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) program seeks to further this goal by fostering opportunities for such students to conduct supervised research with a faculty mentor.
Last day for questions and answers about this RFP: July 31, 2020
Proposals due: August 7, 2020 4:30 PM Central Time
Supervised Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) RFA 2020, Round 2 (PDF)
Supervised Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) RFA 2020, Round 2 (DOC)