Innovation Corps Teams (I-CorpsTM* Teams) Program
Posted
- Opportunity number
- 17-559
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- $50,000 or more
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 47.041 Engineering
- 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- 47.050 Geosciences
- 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- 47.074 Biological Sciences
- 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
- 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)
- 47.079 Office of International Science and Engineering
- 47.083 Integrative Activities
- 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking applicants for the Innovation Corps Teams (I-CorpsTM Teams) Program, a grant opportunity that provides entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the commercialization of NSF-funded research. The program aims to help researchers determine the readiness to transition their technologies into viable products, services, or business opportunities. Key objectives include making a clear go/no-go decision, developing a transition plan, and defining a compelling technology demonstration. Applicants must be current or previous recipients of NSF funding. Webinars will be held monthly to provide program details.
The I-CorpsTM Teams grants typically range from $30,000 to $500,000, with project periods spanning 1-5 years. The work is expected to be primarily performed at academic and research institutions across the United States, as the program seeks to nurture a national innovation ecosystem that translates scientific discoveries into societal benefits.
Synopsis
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output to facilitate the application of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society. In order to maintain, strengthen and grow a national innovation ecosystem, NSF has established the Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-Corps Teams). The NSF I-Corps Teams Program purpose is to identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring and funding to accelerate innovation that can attract subsequent third-party funding. The purpose of the NSF I-Corps Teams grant is to give the project team access to resources to help determine the readiness to transition technology developed by previously-funded or currently funded NSF projects. The outcomes of I-Corps Teams projects will be threefold: 1) a clear go /or no go decision regarding viability of products and services, 2) should the decision be to move the effort forward, a transition plan for those projects to move forward, and 3) a definition of a compelling technology demonstration for potential partners. WEBINAR: A webinar will be held monthly to answer questions about this program. Details will be posted on the I-Corps website (see http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/program.jsp) as they become available.
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