Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Mass Spectrometry for Atmospheric MonitoringFAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: November 10, 2022Sponsor Deadline: November 18, 2022 by 5 PM ESTAward Amount: Up to $1M over a 3-year development and testing period. Indirect costs are not allowed whereas 15% is required per FAS/SEAS policy. Please discuss with your grants administrator before beginning an application. Applicant institutions must demonstrate their commitment for additional funding beyond the $1 million support from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, if necessary, to complete the objectives of the program.
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is requesting proposals for the development of new instrument designs to bring the most advanced mass spectrometry detection capabilities and sensitivity levels into a lightweight, inexpensive, and easily operated system that could be portable or deployed on airborne platforms, in unattended monitoring stations, or operated by citizen scientists, for long-term analysis of the chemical composition of the atmosphere. The intent of this program is to support scientists, with a focus on undergraduates, to become inventors and innovators in this compelling area of research by building tools and instruments. The inclusion of junior scientists is a high priority for the Foundation, and proposals must include a program team plan that clearly identifies how undergraduates will be incorporated in the development process in a meaningful way.
The Foundation will provide support of up to $1 million per selected team over a 3-year development and testing program at awarded Institutions, which can be used flexibly to purchase materials for several prototype systems, consumables for testing, full-time support for undergraduate students to participate in the program, part-time support for other personnel, which could include research staff, graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows, support for industry collaborations, and/or training courses or experiences for participating students.
The Foundation will consider proposals from individual institutions or from consortia of institutions whose combined resources will address the program requirements. For any consortium application, there must be a “Lead Institution”, defined as the institute that will accept the entire grant award on behalf of the consortium. One faculty member or senior research scientist should be identified as the Program Lead.
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