NSF SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep WEBINAR

The session will cover:

• Recent updates from NSF -- including info about the new NSF Fast Track, commercialization plan changes, and more.
• SBIR/STTR ABCs and Overview of NSF program -- An overview of the SBIR/STTR program and review of NSF Program Essentials, including what kinds of technologies and companies NSF prefers to fund, strategies for targeting your proposal to meet the reviewers’ expectations, different funding opportunities at NSF, and more.
• Pitch & Project Description Elements -- Review of the key elements of this critical component of your NSF proposal. Discussion of how to approach each section of the Project Description and how to present your Technical Objectives so reviewers understand your research plan to prove feasibility. Learn about the importance of the commercialization plan and how to prepare a compelling Commercial Opportunity section. Reviewing Biographical sketches, Facilities, Budgets, and other proposal elements.
• Submission at Research.gov and budgeting -- Reviewing registrations necessary for submission and tips on navigating the submission process.

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Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration

Presented by: BBC ETC.

Cost: Virginia Based Co's & Universities $30; All others: $75