Shared Instrumentation Grants

From the NIH call the NIH ORIP's Shared Instrumentation Grant (S10) program, also known as a SIG, supports the purchase or upgrade of a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems.. The minimum award is $50,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $750,000. Examples of instrumentation supported by SIG funding include, but are not limited to: X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, cell sorters, and biomedical imagers.    Investigators who would like to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems should apply for the High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program. Please note that the minimum award for an HEI grant is $750,001 in direct costs and the maximum award is $2,000,000 in direct costs.

Typically, the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) commits funding to provide institutional support  for Shared Instrumentation Grant (S10) and High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant proposals. ECOR has made this commitment because it recognizes that institutional support greatly increases the likelihood that a S10 or HEI application will be funded.

When is the deadline?

Pre-application Deadline:  Monday, March 24, 2025, 5pm

NIH Application Deadline:  Monday, June 2, 2025

How to Apply

To submit a pre-application for S10 and HEI grants click here.

If you have questions, please contact ecor@mgh.harvard.edu