Opportunity Information: Apply for 10 614
Apply for 10 614
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NANOELECTRONICS FOR 2020 AND BEYOND (NEB)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 13, 2010 and posted on Sep 13, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 19, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s) January 19, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $20,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Organization Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the following Academic institutions accredited in and having a campus located in the US are eligible to be the lead organization. PI LimitPrincipal Investigators must be at the faculty level or equivalent.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond (NEB) grant opportunity is a joint effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the semiconductor industrys Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) to push electronics research past the practical limits of traditional scaling. The central idea is that as Moores Law approaches physical and economic barriers, future progress in computation, information processing, sensors, and communications will depend on fundamentally new approaches rather than incremental improvements to existing transistor technology. NEB is designed to fund ambitious, forward-looking research that could redefine how electronic devices are built, how they operate, and how computing and information processing are carried out at the device, circuit, and system levels.
A defining feature of this program is its emphasis on interdisciplinary, team-based research. Awards are intended for research team proposals rather than single-investigator projects, reflecting the belief that breakthroughs in post-CMOS nanoelectronics require expertise spanning materials science, chemistry, physics, device engineering, circuit design, computer architecture, and even algorithms and computing models. Projects are expected to connect advances across multiple layers of the technology stack, for example linking a new material or device principle to viable circuit concepts, architectures, or computing paradigms. The solicitation also explicitly calls for integrated education and workforce development components, including thoughtful plans for broadening participation, so the outcome is not only new knowledge and technology directions but also a stronger and more inclusive pipeline of researchers and engineers prepared to work in next-generation nanoelectronics.
To be responsive, proposals must be led by an eligible US academic institution and must include an interdisciplinary collaboration of three or more investigators, with principal investigators at the faculty level or equivalent. Research must address aspects of at least two of three core themes. The first theme focuses on exploring new chemistries and materials for nanoelectronics, encouraging efforts that identify and understand novel material systems and chemical approaches that could enable device functions beyond what conventional silicon-based platforms can deliver. The second theme targets alternative state variables and heterogeneous integration for nanoelectronic devices and systems, which includes exploring device concepts that use different physical quantities for representing and manipulating information (beyond standard charge-based logic) and tackling the challenges of integrating diverse devices and technologies together to increase functionality. The third theme is centered on novel paradigms of computing, inviting work that rethinks computation itself, potentially introducing nontraditional models of processing and sensing that could outperform or complement conventional architectures under future constraints.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this is an NSF discretionary grant program categorized under science and technology research and development, supported through multiple NSF directorates (Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Computer and Information Science and Engineering). The funding opportunity number is 10-614, with an estimated total program funding level of $20,000,000 and an expectation of around 15 awards. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated. The opportunity was posted on September 13, 2010, with a full proposal deadline of January 19, 2011. In practical terms, NEB aims to catalyze high-risk, high-reward collaborations that can open credible pathways to electronics and computing capabilities beyond current technology limits, while simultaneously training the next generation workforce needed to pursue and translate those breakthroughs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond (NEB)
What is the Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond (NEB) grant opportunity?
NEB is a joint grant opportunity between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the semiconductor industry's Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI). Its purpose is to support ambitious research aimed at moving electronics beyond the practical physical and economic limits of traditional transistor scaling as Moore's Law approaches barriers.
What problem is NEB trying to solve?
NEB focuses on the challenge that incremental improvements to conventional transistor technology are becoming less effective as scaling runs into physical and cost constraints. The program seeks fundamentally new approaches to computation, information processing, sensing, and communications.
What kinds of research does NEB aim to fund?
NEB is designed to fund forward-looking, high-risk, high-reward research that could redefine how electronic devices are built, how they operate, and how computing and information processing are carried out at the device, circuit, and system levels.
Is NEB intended for single-investigator projects or teams?
NEB is intended for interdisciplinary, team-based research. Awards are aimed at research team proposals rather than single-investigator projects.
What is the minimum team size required to be responsive to the solicitation?
To be responsive, proposals must include an interdisciplinary collaboration of three or more investigators.
Who is eligible to lead an NEB proposal?
Proposals must be led by an eligible U.S. academic institution.
What investigator roles or seniority levels are expected for the project leadership?
The solicitation specifies that principal investigators should be at the faculty level or equivalent.
What disciplines are expected to be involved in NEB projects?
NEB emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration spanning areas such as materials science, chemistry, physics, device engineering, circuit design, computer architecture, and potentially algorithms and computing models.
How should NEB projects connect work across the technology stack?
Projects are expected to link advances across multiple layers of the technology stack. For example, a proposal might connect a new material or device principle to viable circuit concepts, architectures, or computing paradigms.
What are the core research themes in the NEB program?
The NEB solicitation identifies three core themes: (1) new chemistries and materials for nanoelectronics, (2) alternative state variables and heterogeneous integration for nanoelectronic devices and systems, and (3) novel paradigms of computing.
Do proposals have to address all three core themes?
No. To be responsive, research must address aspects of at least two of the three core themes.
What does the "new chemistries and materials" theme include?
This theme encourages efforts to identify and understand novel material systems and chemical approaches that could enable device functions beyond what conventional silicon-based platforms can deliver.
What does the "alternative state variables and heterogeneous integration" theme include?
This theme includes exploring device concepts that represent and manipulate information using physical quantities beyond standard charge-based logic, and addressing challenges related to integrating diverse devices and technologies together to increase functionality.
What does the "novel paradigms of computing" theme include?
This theme invites research that rethinks computation itself, including potentially nontraditional models of processing and sensing that could outperform or complement conventional architectures under future constraints.
Does NEB require education or workforce development activities as part of the proposal?
Yes. The solicitation explicitly calls for integrated education and workforce development components, including thoughtful plans for broadening participation.
What does NEB mean by "broadening participation"?
The opportunity calls for plans that strengthen and make more inclusive the pipeline of researchers and engineers prepared to work in next-generation nanoelectronics. The text does not specify a particular required method, but it indicates that proposals should include thoughtful plans in this area.
Which organizations are involved in NEB?
NEB is a joint effort between NSF and the semiconductor industry's Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI).
How is NEB categorized within NSF programs?
Administratively, NEB is described as an NSF discretionary grant program categorized under science and technology research and development.
Which NSF directorates support NEB?
The opportunity is supported through multiple NSF directorates: Engineering; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; and Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
What is the funding opportunity number for NEB?
The funding opportunity number is 10-614.
What is the estimated total funding available under NEB?
The estimated total program funding level is $20,000,000.
How many awards does NSF expect to make under NEB?
The solicitation indicates an expectation of around 15 awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the provided opportunity description.
When was the NEB opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on September 13, 2010.
What is the full proposal deadline for NEB?
The full proposal deadline is January 19, 2011.
What is the overall goal or expected impact of NEB-funded projects?
NEB aims to catalyze credible pathways to electronics and computing capabilities beyond current technology limits, while also training the next-generation workforce needed to pursue and translate those breakthroughs.
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