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Office Hours: Preparing your Phase I Proposal for America’s Seed Fund at NSF

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Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program for a virtual question and answer session, Office Hours: Preparing your NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal.

An NSF SBIR/STTR program director will answer questions about the application process and what makes a competitive proposal. (Please note that the first step in the process is to submit your written Project Pitch. Startups or entrepreneurs who submit a Project Pitch will learn if they meet the program’s objectives and be invited to submit a full proposal.)

Register for the Preparing Your Phase I Proposal for America's Seed Fund webinar on Zoom.

The NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I solicitation has a proposal submission deadline that closes on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. (submitter’s local time). Your full proposal (based on the project proposed in the associated Project Pitch) must be submitted by the end of the submission period after the submission period in which the invitation was issued.

Before joining the webinar, we recommend you:

  • Learn more about what you'll need to submit NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal on how to submit a proposal 
  • Come prepared with questions. You will have an opportunity to ask your questions during the webinar. (There is no need to submit them in advance)

Details will be shared at the beginning of each webinar to view real-time captions. To request other reasonable accommodations for the webinar, please email RArequests@nsf.gov 14 days in advance of the webinar the following information:

1. Event name
2. Event date and time
3. Your contact information (email address preferred)
4. Brief description of the requested accommodation

For more information about the SBIR/STTR proposal process or Project Pitch, please visit the program website.

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