Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM)

Funding Agency:

  • National Science Foundation
RFP# and Website: 
NSF 24-512
Description: 

The Division of Materials Research (DMR) Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials Research (PREM) program aims to enable, build, and grow partnerships between minority-serving institutions and DMR-supported centers and/or facilities to increase recruitment, retention, and degree attainment (which collectively define the PREM pathway) by members of those groups most historically underrepresented in materials research, and at the same time support excellent research and education endeavors that strengthen such partnerships.

Who May Submit Proposals:

Proposals may only be submitted by the following:

  • The proposal must be submitted by a minority-serving college or university. See 'Eligible Academic Institutions' in this program solicitation for a complete description.

    Institutions holding 2021 PREM awards, responsive to the PREM solicitation NSF 21-510, granted for a period of six years, are not eligible.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 1 per lead institution.

Internal Submission and Review: If you are planning to submit a proposal to this RFP, Please send a summary of the project with Intellectual Merit, Broader Impact, List of Key Personnel with Affiliations, and Budget Outline to Shawn Chester at shawn.chester@njit.edu by January 10, 2024 for institutional review and selection as needed for this limited submission RFP opportunity.

Awards: 

Continuing Grant

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 
1 per lead institution. Internal submission is required (please see below).
Anticipated Funding Amount: 

$4,000,000

Letter of Intent: 
Not required
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s): 

Internal Submission and Review: If you are planning to submit a proposal to this RFP, Please send a summary of the project with Intellectual Merit, Broader Impact, List of Key Personnel with Affiliations, and Budget Outline to Shawn Chester at shawn.chester@njit.edu by January 10, 2024 for institutional review and selection as needed for this limited submission RFP opportunity.

Full Proposal Submission Deadline: 

March 12, 2024

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