Paper Acknowledgements

Through the years, the ISN has been supported through a number of different contracts and other funding vehicles. Each type of funding mechanism can require a different acknowledgement, possibly dictated by the sponsor, in publications derived from ISN research.
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Traditionally, Core 6.1 research has been funded through a Cooperative Agreement (CA) or an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Non-core research can be funded through direct contracts, Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), or other awards.

The required language for acknowledging ISN research support, including the use of equipment only without project funding, is provided below.

If there are any questions about which type of funding your project receives, please contact 

Paper and Equipment Use Acknowledgment Texts

ISN-5 Core 6.1 Project Acknowledgement (Current Core Project)

"This material is based upon work sponsored by the U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies under Cooperative Agreement number W911NF-23-2-0121."

ISN-5 Non-Core Funding Acknowledgement (Current Non-Core Project)

Research funded through the Cooperative Agreement:

"This material is based upon work sponsored by <Funding Organization> through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, made possible by the U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office, under Cooperative Agreement number W911NF-23-2-0121."

Research funded through the IDIQ Contract:

"This material is based upon work sponsored by <Funding Organization> through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, made possible by the U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office, under contract number W911NF-23-D-0001."

If you are unsure by which funding mechanism your research is supported, contact Josh Freedman, the ISN Director of Administration and Finance.

ISN-4 Core 6.1 Project Acknowledgement (Core Project 2018–2022)

"This material is based upon work sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Research Office through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, under Cooperative Agreement number W911NF-18-2-0048."

ISN-4 Non-Core Funding Acknowledgement (Non-Core Project 2018–2022)

"This material is based upon work sponsored by <Funding Organization> through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, made possible by the U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office, under contract number W911NF-13-D-0001."

ISN-3 Core 6.1 Project Acknowledgement (Core Project 2013–2017)

"This material is based upon work sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Research Office through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, under contract number W911NF-13-D-0001."

ISN-3 Non-Core Funding Acknowledgement (Non-Core Project 2013–2017)

"This material is based upon work sponsored by <Funding Organization> through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, made possible by the U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office, under contract number W911NF-13-D-0001."

ISN-2 Core 6.1 Project Acknowledgement (Core Project 2008–2012)

"This material is based upon work sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Research Office through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, under contract number W911NF-07-D-0004."

ISN-1 Core 6.1 Project Acknowledgement (Core Project 2002–2007)

"This material is based upon work sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Research Office through the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, under contract number DAAD-19-02-D-0002."

Facilities and Equipment Use Only (No Project Funding)

Depending upon whether research made use of (a) ISN space and equipment in general, or (b) a particular piece of ISN equipment:

(a) "This research benefitted from facilities and equipment made available by the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, a U.S. Army-sponsored UARC at MIT."
 
(b) "This research benefitted from the use of a/an <equipment name> made available by the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, a U.S. Army-sponsored UARC at MIT."