NSF: Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Technology Translation(PFI: AIR-TT) NSF 15-570

Sponsor: NSF
Internal Deadline: 08/04/2015
Sponsor Deadline: 09/08/2015
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NSF: Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Technology Translation (PFI: AIR-TT) NSF 15-570

The NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) is an umbrella for two complementary subprograms, Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR) and Building Innovation Capacity (BIC). Overall, the PFI program offers opportunities to connect new knowledge to societal benefit through translational research efforts and/or partnerships that encourage, enhance and accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship. The subject of this solicitation is PFI: AIR-Technology Translation (PFI: AIR-TT). The PFI: AIR-TT solicitation serves as an early opportunity to move previously NSF-funded research results with promising commercial potential along the path toward commercialization. Projects are supported to demonstrate proof-of-concept, prototype, or scale-up while engaging faculty and students in entrepreneurial/innovative thinking.

USC may only submit three site proposals in response to this program announcement. Your application submission MUST be coordinated with the Office of the Vice President for Research. Please send a two page abstract via email to Richard White (whitejrw@mailbox.sc.edu) by August 4, 2015. In addition to the 2-page abstract, you should also submit a biosketch for the PI.

NSF indicates that a letter of intent is due September 8, 2015, and a full proposal is due by October 9, 2015. For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504790&WT.mc_id=USNSF_180&WT.mc_ev=click