Research in Undergraduate Institutions

Dr. Diane Howard

Research in Undergraduate Institutions-NSF

Program Title:
Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)

Synopsis of Program:
The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) activity supports research
by faculty members of predominantly undergraduate institutions through the funding of
(1) individual and collaborative research projects (2) the purchase of shared-use research instrumentation,
and (3) Research Opportunity Awards for work with NSF-supported investigators at other institutions.
All NSF directorates participate in the RUI activity. RUI proposals are evaluated and funded
by the NSF programs in the disciplinary areas of the proposed research. Eligible "predominantly
undergraduate" institutions include U.S. two-year, four-year, masters-level, and small
doctoral colleges and universities that (1) grant baccalaureate degrees in NSF-supported fields,
or provide programs of instruction for students pursuing such degrees with institutional transfers
(e.g., two-year schools), (2) have undergraduate enrollment exceeding graduate enrollment,
and (3) award an average of no more than 10 Ph.D. or D.Sc. degrees per year in all NSF-supportable
disciplines. Autonomous campuses in a system are considered independently, although they may be
submitting their proposals through a central office. A Research Opportunity Award is usually funded as
a supplement to the NSF grant of the host researcher, and the application is submitted by the host institution.
To view the program announcement, see

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf00144/nsf00144.htm