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Is a project multidisciplinary if only one unit is being enhanced, but the project involves faculty from other units to assist in the enhancement of the submitting unit?

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The previous Multi competition was designed to give a competitive space to projects that fell in between disciplines because two…

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Would a proposal need to fall within two disciplines as defined in the RFP eligibility table to be considered multidisciplinary?

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For a proposal to be Multi it needs to: a) be submitted by a department that is based in an…

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Would a proposal that is only relevant to Engineering B, but will enhance two separate Engineering departments be multidisciplinary?

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For Engineering, if the department submits in Engineering A, to be a multi proposal the partnering department must be outside…

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How do you complete the Participating departments section if you have three faculty members from three different departments involved in the proposal, but only two of the departments would benefit from the Enhancement? Do we list all three departments or just the departments that benefit from the enhancement?

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It does not matter what departments the participating faculty members work in when it comes to labeling the proposal Multi,…

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Can the PI of a Multidisciplinary project be from any department/unit participating in the project, or must the PI be from a discipline eligible during the funding cycle?

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The PI of a Multidisciplinary project may be from any participating department, but the proposal must be rooted in a…

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