Collaborative Research Visits
Neutron Sciences Career Development Program

Instructions to Apply for a Collaborative Research Visit

The research visits are meant to be collaborative and each application should be prepared jointly with a proposed collaborator from ORNL. If the applicant needs assistance in identifying a collaborator ORNL can provide suggestions. To facilitate this it will generally be necessary for the applicant to supply a short statement describing the intended research.

Please note that any visit to ORNL requires permission from the US Department of Energy. Successful applicants will need to obtain this permission and satisfy all other requirements for visiting ORNL before the visit can begin. For non-US citizens there can be a significant wait time depending on the country of origin.

Application Forms

Please choose an application type and provide the requested additional information.

The required additional information consists of the following:

  1. A research proposal, maximum two pages, outlining the planned research topic of the visit. If the visitor is a graduate student please attach an additional page with the expected date of graduation, and a short statement explaining what role the visit will play in the student’s thesis research.
  2. A statement of work, suitable for a subcontract that may be executed between ORNL and the home institution. (Maximum 1 page)
  3. A one paragraph statement of the “deliverable” for said contract. A typical “deliverable” would be a short report supplied by the visitor after completion of the visit, summarizing the activities and accomplishments.
  4. A statement of benefit to ORNL is prepared by the ORNL collaborator.
  5. A detailed budget (see guidance below).
  6. CV’s of the participants, including the faculty advisor for graduate students or university based postdoctoral fellows.

Budget Guidance

The typical maximum budgets are: (a) Faculty summer sabbaticals up to $40,000. (b)Postdoctoral researchers up to $30,000 per year, (c) Graduate students up to $20,000 dollars per year. ORNL will generally issue a subcontract for a fixed amount to the home institution to pay for an agreed fraction of the visitor’s salary, including fringe benefits and overhead. Amounts for requested travel or local living expenses should be listed explicitly in the budget, and may also be included in the subcontract depending upon circumstances.

Submission

To submit the proposal please e-mail the form and additional information to nsvisit@ornl.gov as electronic attachments. Acceptable file formats include: PDF or MS-Word.