National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program

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Opportunity number
25-549
Agency
Applications due
Not on record
Award size
$50,000 or more

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
  • Other
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The National Science Foundation is soliciting applications for the National Innovation Corps Teams program to fund entrepreneurial training and commercialization assessment for NSF-funded researchers, with an application due date of October 6, 2076.

Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education (IHEs)—including two- and four-year institutions and community colleges accredited and having a campus located in the United States—proposing on behalf of their faculty members. If a proposal includes funding for an international branch campus of a U.S. IHE, the proposer must explain the benefit to the project and justify why activities cannot be performed at the U.S. campus. NSF will not support multiple awards based on the same core technology.

The program provides NSF-funded researchers entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate translation of foundational research discoveries into emerging products, processes, and services. I-Corps Teams uses experiential learning of customer and industry discovery, coupled with first-hand investigation of industrial processes, to assess translational potential of inventions and commercialization readiness of deep technologies—those revolving around foundational discoveries in science and engineering. Projects yield three outcomes: a decision on a clear path forward based on business model assessment, substantial first-hand evidence for or against product-market fit with identified customer segments and value propositions, and a narrative of technology demonstration for potential partners.

The program is listed under multiple NSF directorates including Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075), Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070), Engineering (CFDA 47.041), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049), and NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084).

Synopsis

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Update #2 · Latest ·

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that guides the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, processes, and services that benefit all Americans. The goals of the NSF I-Corps™ program are to spur translation of foundational research to the marketplace, to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, and to train NSF-funded faculty, students and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills.

The NSF National I-Corps program utilizes experiential learning of customer and industry discovery, coupled with first-hand investigation of industrial processes, to quickly assess the translational potential of inventions. The NSF National I-Corps program is designed to support the commercialization of "deep technologies," those revolving around foundational discoveries in science and engineering. The NSF National I-Corps program addresses the skill and knowledge gaps associated with the transformation of basic research into deep technology ventures (DTVs).

The purpose of the NSF National I-Corps Teams program is to provide NSF-funded researchers additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from foundational research into emerging products, processes, and services that may attract subsequent third-party funding. The outcomes of NSF National I-Corps Teams' projects are threefold: 1) a decision on a clear path forward based on an assessment of the business model, 2) substantial first-hand evidence for or against product-market fit, with the identification of customer segments and corresponding value propositions, and 3) a narrative of a technology demonstration for potential partners.

Update #1 ·

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that guides the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, processes, and services that benefit allAmericans. The goals of the NSF I-Corps™program are to spur translation of foundational research to the marketplace, to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, and to train NSF-funded faculty, students and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills.

The NSF National I-Corps programutilizes experiential learning of customer and industry discovery, coupled with first-hand investigation of industrial processes, to quickly assess the translational potential of inventions. The NSF National I-Corps programis designed to support the commercializationof "deep technologies," those revolving around foundationaldiscoveries in science and engineering. The NSF National I-Corps programaddresses the skill and knowledge gaps associated with the transformation of basic research into deep technology ventures (DTVs).

The purpose of the NSF National I-Corps Teams program is to provide NSF-funded researchers additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from foundational research into emerging products, processes, and services that may attract subsequent third-party funding.The outcomes of NSFNational I-Corps Teams' projects are threefold: 1) a decision on a clear path forward based on an assessment of the business model, 2) substantial first-hand evidence for or against product-market fit, with the identification of customer segments and corresponding value propositions, and 3) a narrative of a technology demonstration for potential partners.

Eligibility

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. *Who May Serve as PI: Multiple awards based on the same core technology generally will not be supported.

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