IMR announces Autumn 2020 cycle of its Kickstart Facility Grant Program

The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) recently announced the Autumn 2020 cycle of its Kickstart Facility Grant Program with a strengthened commitment to make shared campus-research facilities, such as the Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis, more accessible to faculty and research staff conducting innovative materials-allied research at The Ohio State University.

Kickstart Facility Grants provide $2,500 in funding to help offset costs of user fees, access fees, and other required costs that might be associated with research facilities.

IMR offers grant eligibility to non-tenured faculty (regular and research), with special consideration given to new faculty within five years of appointment; or senior research staff with Principal Investigator status at Ohio State. Kickstart Facility Grants are an excellent training opportunity for post-candidacy graduate students, fellows, and postdoctoral fellows to co-author proposals, and faculty are encouraged to engage their students and staff in their proposal development.

Proposals for the Autumn 2020 round must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.

Potential applicants can contact IMR’s administrator and grants developer, Joanna Gardner, at gardner.306@osu.edu, with any administrative or procedural questions or IMR membership inquiries.

Please visit IMR’s Kickstart Facility Grant Program page for proposal forms and templates, as well as additional details.