Innovation Corps Teams (I-CorpsTM* Teams) Program
Posted
- Opportunity number
- 18-515
- 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 its Innovation Corps Teams (I-Corps Teams) Program. The program aims to identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from fundamental research into emerging products and services. Key objectives include generating a clear go/no-go decision based on an assessment of the viability of the overall business model, obtaining substantial first-hand evidence for or against product-market fit, and developing a compelling technology demonstration for potential partners. The program will host monthly webinars to answer questions about the opportunity.
Awards under this program typically range from $30,000 to $500,000, with project periods spanning 1-5 years. The work is expected to be performed primarily at academic and research institutions across the United States.
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 I-Corps Teams program is to identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring and funding to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from fundamental research into emerging products and services that can attract subsequent third-party funding. The outcomes of I-Corps Teams projects will be threefold: 1) a clear go/no go decision based on an assessment of the viability of the overall business model, 2) substantial first-hand evidence for or against product-market fit, with a pithy definition of the customer segments and corresponding value propositions, and 3) a narrative 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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