National Science Foundation (NSF) wants innovative ideas on energy, sustainability, and the education of next generation entrepreneurs from small business and academic institutions, and is prepared to pay $7 million for those ideas. This NSF program, called Partnerships for Innovation, aims to produce academic scientists better able to adapt their findings to practical applications and help small businesses make better use of academic research.
The NSF announcement requires proposal teams to include a minimum of two small businesses partnering with a lead academic institution. Larger businesses and not-for-profits can take part in these teams, as long as the academic/small-business partners are in charge. While NSF will entertain a wide range of ideas, the proposal announcement notes, “Partnerships that support areas pertaining to energy, sustainability, or education of next generation entrepreneurs are particularly desirable.”
The agency expects to spend some $7 million on the program in fiscal year 2011, and fund 9 to 11 proposals of up to $600,000 each. The deadline for letters of intent is 1 October 2010, with full proposals due on 4 December 2010.
Hat-tip: Science Careers/GrantsNet
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