Hi AMMRLs,
The following will be of most interest to academicians in the US.
As you likely know, NIH and NSF have dramatically changed requirements
for the SIG, CRIF and MRI instrumentation programs. The most obvious
change has been to eliminate the requirement for matching funds.
My question is simple, but the answer likely is not. Although the
program managers for these programs confirm that matching funds are not
required, it will be valuable to collect opinions as to their relevance
from this group. Does offering a match on a proposal assist in that
proposal's evaluation, increasing its chances for being funded?
I am of a mind that the answer is yes, but this is no more than a guess.
If that opinion gains support from this group, I can better lobby here
to get matching funds attached to our proposals.
I will completely follow any requests to keep answers generic and
anonymous, and will summarize the results for the group.
Thanks,
Charlie
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Charles G. Fry, Ph.D. Tel: (608)262-3182
Director, MR Facility Fax: (608)262-0381
Chem. Dept., 1101 University Ave, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706 USA email: fry_at_chem.wisc.edu
Received on Mon Nov 28 2005 - 19:59:24 MST