OpportunityTitle: Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -  Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. The lead (submitting) organization must be an academic institution.      *PI Limit:           The proposal must have at least one and no more than four co-PIs.     One co-PI must have explicit business experience (for example, someone from the technology transfer office, the business school or a local/regional development office) and must have an active role that is explicitly described along with the specification of a time commitment on the project.
Description: 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). In the final analysis, both programs are concerned with the movement of academic research discoveries into the marketplace although each focuses on different stages along the innovation spectrum. The subject of this solicitation is PFI: AIR Technology Translation (TT) only. The PFI: AIR-TT solicitation is intended to help bridge the funding gap between existing research discoveries that validate relevant science and engineering fundamentals and their translation through proof-of-concept, prototype, or scale-up along a path toward commercialization and engage faculty and students in entrepreneurial/innovative thinking. WEBINAR: A webinar will be held within 6 weeks of the release date of this solicitation to answer any questions about this solicitation. Details will be posted on the IIP website (http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/index.jsp) as they become available.
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CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer&apos;s local time):  October 07, 2013  March 13, 2014  Full Proposal Deadline(s):  November 20, 2013  May 01, 2014