The National Science Foundation released its 2009 STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) solicitation for Phase I proposals. The Phase I budget will be limited to $150,000 and 12 months. NSF anticipates 35 Awards will be made. While a STTR requires the small business to partner with a Non-Profit Research Institute for 30-60% of the research, the small business must still control the research.
NEW with this solicitation:
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A letter of Intent is REQUIRED and must be sent to NSF by January 14, 2009. Full proposals will be due February 25th.
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The Research Investigator (RI) can now be officially recognized as a Co-PI on a STTR award. The Principal Investigator (PI) is required to be primarily employed with the small business concern at the time of award.
There is one topic–Multi-Functional Materials (MM)–with four subtopics:
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Bio-inspired Materials and Systems (BMS)
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Materials for Sustainability (MS)
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Naostructured Materials (NM)
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Smart Materials and Structures (SMS)