Preproposal
Limited Submission Competition
Purdue University

1.	Grant Competition: NSF Scalable Nanomanufacturing for Integrated Systems (SNM-IS)
2.	Proposal Title: 
3.	Investigators: (include name(s), rank(s), and affiliations(s).  
4.	Submitting Unit: (Department, School, College, or Center)
5.	Background/Justification/Need (1/2 page maximum)
Provide background about element (s) that will be addressed, the barriers to manufacturability, and the proposed process and integrated methods that will be used to overcome these barriers.
6.	Project Description (3 pages maximum)
Provide a brief description of the project in a manner that will be informative to a general technical audience. The description should address:
•	the fundamental research objectives and approaches to overcome the stated scalable nanomanufacturing and system-integration challenges
•	the environmental, societal and education implications of the project
•	a summarized management plan for coordinating project activities and attaining key project milestones 

7.	Budget and budget justification
Conceptual budget of how the funds will be dispersed. 

 

Please attach a 5 page (max) CV for each PI and co-PI including any Current and Pending Support with a description of the overlap between each of those grants and this proposal. If there is no overlap, this should be stated.
If this is a resubmission, please include copies of reviews from prior submission.
PLEASE COMBINE ALL DOCUMENTS INTO A SINGLE PDF FILE BEFORE SENDING to EVPRPlimited@purdue.edu.