Funding-Limited
Submission - NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity
(PFI: BIC) NSF 13-587; September 24, 2013
Description: The
Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) program
supports academe-industry partnerships, which are led by an interdisciplinary
academic research team with a least one industry partner, to collaborate in
building technological and human innovation capacity that will endure beyond
the initial award. These partnerships will not only develop new technology but
also foster the development of human capital that embraces a culture of change,
nurtures the generation of new ideas, and considers feedback an integral part
of the innovation processes. Partnership activities that drive sustained
innovation include the targeted allocation of resources such as capital, time,
facilities; and sharing of knowledge in a cross-organizational and
interdisciplinary context.
The PFI:BIC
partnership team should focus on technological innovations with potential for
significant economic/societal impact. To attain this goal, these partnerships,
which inherently require interdisciplinary research, must address what is
needed to advance technology so as to enable a "smart" service system
or systems to
enter into the commercialization process, succeed in the marketplace, and
achieve positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes. Such advancement
involves not only engineering, computer science, and other fields of science,
but also an understanding of the potential interaction of the technology with
customers and the broader public affected by the technology, the
"socio-technical system." A
full understanding of the socio-technical system will require interdisciplinary
teams that include social, behavior, and/or cognitive sciences.
Finally, the team should demonstrate an understanding of potential commercial
applications and markets, which should contribute to guiding the project
activities.
Examples of technology applied to service
systems include smart healthcare, smart cities, on-demand transportation,
precision agriculture, smart infrastructure, and other technologies enabling
self-service and customized service solutions.
Limit
on Number of Proposals per PI: 1
·
The PI cannot concurrently be a PI on more than one active Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity
award.
·
A PI who submits a proposal in response to this program solicitation may
not submit a proposal for funding consideration in the same
fiscal year to the Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation
Research- Technology Translation program. (NSF 13-575).
Limit on Number of Proposals per
Organization: 2
See
the full program solicitation for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13587/nsf13587.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Because
NSF limits the number of PFI: BIC proposals/letters of intent to two per lead
institution,
the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.
Researchers interested in submitting a proposal are to submit the following
material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a
copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, September 24, 2013:
(1)
Names
and departments of the PI and Senior Project Personnel
(2)
Title of
the program and/or funding opportunity announcement number
(3)
Project
description (2 pages maximum) including: 1) the participating organizations
including the industry partner(s); 2) the platform technology; 3) the
activities for advancing platform technology that enable “smart” service
systems.
The
Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and
make recommendations as to the University’s applicant. Questions about the
submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice
President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu
or 257-1663).
NSF
Deadlines:
Letter
of Intent (required, however not a screening device): November 18, 2013
Full
Proposal: January 27, 2014