Brief Description:

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Within the PFI program there are two application tracks:

PFI Research Partnerships (RP) (One proposal per institution)
PFI Translation Technology (TT) (no limit to the number of proposals submitted)

For this opportunity Harvard University is viewed as a single institution. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating and internal application and review process to identify a PFI Research Partnership, (PFI-RR), proposal for submission to the sponsor.

Description:

The NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program, 23-538, funds technology translation and development based on prior NSF funded research projects from all science and engineering disciplines supported by the NSF.

Within the PFI program there are two application tracks:

PFI Research Partnerships (RP) (One proposal per institution)
PFI Translation Technology (TT) (no limit to the number of proposals submitted)

For this opportunity Harvard University is viewed as a single institution. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating and internal application and review process to identify a PFI Research Partnership, (PFI-RR), proposal for submission to the sponsor.

Application Information:

Applicants will be asked to answer and submit the following:
(this information will appear again on each applicant's electronic dashboard)

Proposal Title
Lineage Requirement: Provide proof of research lineage to meet the eligibility threshold for the PFI PR Track
PI-CV, NSF Biosketch Template
Co-PI CV, if applicable, NSF Biosketch Template
A summary, of the Research Partnership idea being proposed. Five (5) pages max, 12 point font minimum. Associated graphics and/or references may be placed on blank pages after the written summary
Name and contact information of partners, either speculative or confirmed at this time: Primary Industry Partner(s), Primary Research Partner(s), Third Party Investor(s)
A Facilities and Resources statement (one page, max.)

Eligibility Criteria:

NSF Lineage Requirement:

All proposals submitted to the PFI program must meet a lineage requirement by having NSF-supported research results.

NSF-supported research results in all fields of science and engineering

Principal Investigator (PI) or a co-PI must have had an NSF award that ended no more than seven (7) years prior to the full proposal deadline date, (01/02/2024), 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.

The following programs do not meet the NSF Lineage Requirement:
I-Corps Team award, I-Corps Nodes award, training at an NSF I-Corps Site, any I-Corps-related training imparted by federal agencies or organizations other than NSF, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET), the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), SBIR/STTR, and any prior PFI award.

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

This competition is enabled for Proxy Applicants. Before beginning an application, Proxies will be asked to locate their Principal Investigator in HUFP If your PI is not registered in HUFP, please ask them to create their profile using their HarvardKEY. Proxies should never "Add User" in HUFP.

For additional information, please refer to the NSF RFP, https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23538/nsf23538.pdf

Applicants with questions are encouraged to contact the Research Development team at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available here.

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Institution

Harvard Business School
Harvard Divinity School
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Design
Graduate School of Education
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Medical School (Quad)
Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)

Position

Instructor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

8/18/2023

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):

11/27/2023 11:59 PM