National Science Foundation – Partnerships for Innovation (NSF-PFI)

NSF 08-583
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm
The Incentive Funds Program in the Research Office is requesting Letters of Intent for the National Science Foundation – Partnerships for Innovation (NSF-PFI) program.
Research Office Letter of Intent submission deadline:  Monday, August 25, 2008
NSF Letter of Intent Due Date (required):
            October 31, 2008
NSF Full Proposal Deadline (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time):
            December 31, 2008
Information:  Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu or 737-8390
The program limits to two (2) the number of proposals that can be submitted by academic institutions with graduated PFI awards, one in each of the following capacities:

• Submission of one proposal as the lead institution
• Participation as a subawardee on one proposal.

In an effort to provide the highest level of excellence and viability for funding, the Office of the Vice President for Research will select the proposal to represent Oregon State University and to submit their proposal to the NSF-PFI program.

The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation.
Guidance for preparation of Letter of Intent to the Research Office:

• Title of Project
• PI/Co-PI
• List of Partnership Organizations
• Summary of the proposed partnership including:
• Its rationale, vision, distinguishing features and proposed activities to enable innovation
• The intellectual merit of the proposed activity
• The broader impacts resulting from the proposed activity
• Where appropriate the summary should include statements describing potential economic and societal impact
• Letters on intent are limited to 2 pages
• Be submitted electronically as a MSWord or PDF document to:  debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu