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Please see the announcement below regarding the NSF Partnerships for Innovation funding opportunity. There are two tracks: Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) and Technology Translation (PFI-TT). While there is no limit to the number of applications to the PFI-TT track, Harvard is limited to one submission to the PFI-RP track and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating an internal competition to select a nominee to submit a proposal to this track. More information regarding this funding opportunity and internal competition can be found in the synopsis below:

 

NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program
Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline for Research Partnership Track: October 1, 2023
OSP Deadline: December 15, 2023. Departments or areas may require additional time for proposal review and submission. Please discuss a timeline with your grants administrator.
Sponsor Deadline: January 2, 2024
Award Amount: Up to $550,000 for up to 24 months for the Technology Translation Track; Up to $1M for 36 months for the Research Partnership Track

 

The Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit. 

This solicitation offers two broad tracks: 

  • The Technology Translation (PFI-TT) track offers the opportunity to translate prior NSF-funded research results in any field of science or engineering into technological innovations with promising commercial potential and societal impact. 
  • The Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) track seeks to achieve the same goals as the PFI-TT track by supporting instead complex, multi-faceted technology development projects that are typically beyond the scope of a single researcher or institution and require a multi-organizational, interdisciplinary, synergistic collaboration. The PFI-RP track requires the creation and implementation of new multidisciplinary, multi-organization partnerships between academia, industry and other public and private entities. 

The intended outcomes of both PFI-TT and PFI-RP tracks are: a) the commercialization of new intellectual property derived from NSF-funded research outputs; b) the creation of new or broader collaborations with industry (including increased corporate sponsored research); c) the licensing of NSF-funded research outputs to third party corporations or to start-up companies funded by a PFI team; and d) the training of future innovation and entrepreneurship leaders. 

 

Eligibility: The PI or a co-PI must have had an NSF award that ended no more than seven years prior to the full proposal deadline date or be a current NSF award recipient. The proposed technology development project must be derived from the research results and/or discoveries from this underlying NSF award.

 

There is no limit to the number of applications to the Technology Translation track but Harvard is limited to submitting only one application to the Research Partnerships track. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research will conduct the internal competition to select the Harvard nominee for the limited submission track. To be considered for the Harvard nomination, potential applicants must submit an internal pre-proposal via the link above. Additional information about this opportunity can be found in the NSF solicitation.

 

Questions from FAS or SEAS faculty about this opportunity may be directed to research_development@fas.harvard.edu.

 

Requests for support related to the application portal may be directed to vpr@harvard.edu.
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