CEDAR email: NSF Partnerships for Innovation webinar

[Sharma, Mangala]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is hosting a Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)<https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/partnerships-innovation-pfi-0> webinar on February 21, at 2pm EST specifically targeted at plasma science & engineering and space weather communities.

Registration is required in advance for this webinar:  https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_GgO-BKe0TlG1zrmj7RxsBg
The NSF PFI program is managed by the new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) at NSF and 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.

Partnerships for Innovation program has five broad goals:
(1) identifying and supporting NSF-sponsored research and technologies that have the potential for accelerated commercialization;
(2) supporting prior or current NSF-sponsored investigators, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations that partner with an institution of higher education in undertaking proof-of-concept work, including the development of technology prototypes that are derived from NSF-sponsored research and have potential market value;
(3) promoting sustainable partnerships between NSF-funded institutions, industry, and other organizations within academia and the private sector with the purpose of accelerating the transfer of technology;
(4) developing multi-disciplinary innovation ecosystems which involve and are responsive to the specific needs of academia and industry;
(5) providing professional development, mentoring, and advice in entrepreneurship, project management, and technology and business development to innovators.

The webinar will describe the PFI program and project / principal investigator eligibility, as well as allow for extended Q&A.  Note that the definition of projects “derived from NSF-sponsored research” is expected to include research funded by NSF, as well as by our Partner Agencies as a result of proposals submitted to and reviewed by NSF.  The webinar will be recorded.


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