Harvard may submit two letters of intent (LOIs)
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research will run a selection process to identify the two LOIs that may go forward to the National Science Foundation. Please use the following guidance when preparing a letter of intent for the OVPR-run competition:
Letters of intent have length limitations. The first two sections are entitled, respectively, Synopsis (2500 characters maximum, including spaces); and Other Comments (2500 characters maximum, including spaces), which can be used to convey important aspects of the project, such as information about not only the discipline(s) related to the technology, but also the disciplines to be included in this project: 1) systems engineering or engineering design, 2) computer science/information technology, and 3) human factors/behavioral science/cognitive engineering. The Other Comments section also may be utilized to contain information from the Additional Information field Primary Industrial Partners, if that information cannot be accommodated in the limited space provided.
Under Additional Information, information in only three (3) data fields is permitted. (Each data field can contain a maximum of 255 characters or approximately 30 words for each section.)
For PFI:BIC, these are as follows:
The PI cannot concurrently be a PI on more than one active PFI:BIC award.
A PI who is named in a proposal in response to this program solicitation may not be named in a proposal for funding consideration in the same fiscal year to the Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI:AIR) program.
Industry Partner Eligibility: A minimum of one (1) industry partner of any size is required. This partner (i.e., the one that fulfills the minimum requirement) must be U.S.-based and have commercial revenues that include sales, services, or licensing. Grants and government contracts may contribute to its revenues but may not constitute the entirety of its revenues. The project must involve research tasks that demonstrate a highly collaborative research plan with participation of the primary industrial partner with the academic researcher during the life of the award.
Please refer to the RFP announcement for further information concerning additional primary partner(s) after the minimum requirement of one (1) industry partner has been met.