NSF Convergence Accelerator
Posted
- Opportunity number
- PD-19-095Y
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 47.083 Integrative Activities
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the NSF Convergence Accelerator grant, which aims to pilot a new NSF capability to accelerate use-inspired convergence research in areas of national importance. The grant supports multidisciplinary teams that focus on grand challenges requiring a convergence approach, with the goal of rapidly advancing discoveries and innovations that benefit society. The specific funding opportunities will be announced through Dear Colleague Letters, program announcements, and/or solicitations. The evaluation criteria will likely focus on the team's ability to leverage partnerships, the potential for high-impact deliverables within a fixed term, and the alignment with the grant's objectives.
The NSF Convergence Accelerator grants typically range from approximately $150,000 to $4 million, with project durations spanning 2-5 years. The awards are primarily targeted at academic institutions, research centers, and organizations across the United States, with a focus on promoting diversity, equity, and innovation in STEM research and education.
Synopsis
With the NSF Convergence Accelerator, NSF's goals are: (i) to pilot a new NSF capability to accelerate use-inspired convergence research in areas of national importance, and (ii) to initiate convergence team-building capacity around exploratory, potentially high-risk proposals in specific convergence topics (tracks). The NSF Convergence Accelerator supports use-inspired, goal-oriented, basic research, encouraging rapid advances through partnerships that include multiple stakeholders (e.g., industry, academic, not-for-profits, government entities, and others). The NSF Convergence Accelerator brings teams together in a cohort that are all focused on a common research goal of national importance, but which may be pursuing many different approaches. As a funder of research and education across all fields of science and engineering and with relationships with universities and funding agencies around the world, NSF is uniquely positioned to pilot this approach to accelerate discovery and innovation. Teams supported by the NSF Convergence Accelerator will focus on grand challenges that require a convergence approach. The teams are multidisciplinary and leverage partnerships; tracks within the NSF Convergence Accelerator relate to a grand challenge problem and have a high probability of resulting in deliverables that will benefit society within a fixed term. The NSF Convergence Accelerator is modeled on acceleration and innovation activities from the most forward-looking companies and universities. Specific funding opportunities will be announced through Dear Colleague Letters, program announcements, and/or solicitations. For more information see the NSF Convergence Accelerator website: https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/index.jsp
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