NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Programs (S10): Internal Statement of Intent Deadline

NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Programs (S10)FAS/SEAS Statement of Intent Deadline: March 23, 2020 by 5:00PMFAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: May 22­­, 2020
Sponsor Deadline: June 1, 2020­­­­
Award Amount: $50,000-$2,000,000Target Applicants: Groups of three or more PIs on active, distinct NIH research awards

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Note: While there is no restriction on the number of applications an institution can submit for these opportunities, there are restrictions to applications submitted for similar equipment from the same institution. In order to determine if there are any overlapping requests within Harvard, potential applicants from FAS and SEAS are asked to submit a brief statement of intent to Erin Hale at erin_hale@fas.harvard.edu no later than March 23, 2020 by 5:00PM.

The statement of intent should include the following:

• PI Name
• Instrumentation Program (Shared Instrumentation, High End Instrumentation, or SIFAR)
• Brief description of the proposed instrument (one brief paragraph)
• Major user group (three or more investigators who are Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) on three distinct active NIH research grants)
• Proposed location of the instrument, if funded