Scientific Research Instrumentation Program
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Scientific Research Instrumentation Program supports research institutions and universities with major scientific equipment for individual projects or shared laboratories to advance discovery and innovation.
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Funder: M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Due Dates: November 2, 2026 (Period 2 full application) | November 11, 2026 (Period 3 LOI) | March 1, 2027 (Period 3 full application) | March 29, 2027 (2027 Period 1 LOI) | June 23, 2027 (2027 Period 1 full application)
Funding Amounts: At least 50% equipment cost-share; major research universities may request two additional allocations, each capped at $50,000 or 12% of the eligible requested amount, whichever is lower.
Summary: Supports major scientific instrumentation at research institutions and major universities to advance laboratory discoveries and innovation.
Key Information: Only institutionally endorsed priority requests are considered, with no more than one instrumentation proposal under consideration per institution.
Description
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust’s Scientific Research Instrumentation Program supports scientific research through major scientific instrumentation. It is offered among the Trust’s opportunities for research universities and biomedical institutes, with a focus on laboratory discoveries and innovation. Applications must reflect institutional research priorities rather than an independent request from an individual researcher.
Proposals may support equipment for a specific research endeavor or a central instrumentation laboratory serving multiple researchers and projects. Applicants describe the scientific significance, experimental approach, measurable outcomes, equipment users, and relationship to institutional and departmental research priorities. For shared instrumentation laboratories, the proposal should address the laboratory as the project and include representative research projects it will support.
