Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)

The National Science Foundation is providing funding opportunities for research at predominantly undergraduate institutions. The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) support research by faculty members at these institutions. Eligible institutions are accredited colleges and universities that award Associate's degrees, Bachelor's degrees, and/or Master's degrees in NSF-supported fields, but have awarded 20 or fewer Ph.D./D.Sci. degrees in all NSF-supported fields during the combined previous two academic years. The funding opportunities include: • Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) to support individual or collaborative research projects • Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) to support faculty research, including supplements to existing NSF awards and new collaborative proposals • Funding for research instrumentation and other activities The proposals are evaluated and funded by NSF programs in the disciplinary areas of the proposed research. Prospective principal investigators should contact disciplinary program officers to identify specific NSF programs and determine the feasibility and timing of RUI/ROA requests.