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Please join America’s Seed Fund, powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation,
for a virtual webinar and Q&A session, NSF SBIR/STTR New Funding Opportunity for Scientific Instrumentation:

Tuesday, June 9, 2-3 p.m. EDT

In this session, NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (NSF SBIR/STTR) program directors will go over the new pilot initiative focused on enabling technologies that include next-generation instrumentation, novel experimental platforms, and other scientific equipment.  

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The new NSF SBIR/STTR scientific instrument emphasis will prioritize investing in the necessary infrastructure to support entirely new fields of scientific discovery, making new technological breakthroughs and transformative applications possible.

Before joining the webinar, we recommend you review the full solicitation:NSF 26-511: Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation

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America's Seed Fund, powered by NSF, Team

About America's Seed Fund powered by NSF

America’s Seed Fund, powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation, awards more than $250 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. Startups working across virtually every discipline of science and technology can receive up to $2 million in non-dilutive funds to support research and development (R&D), helping de-risk technology for commercial success. America’s Seed Fund is congressionally mandated through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
About NSF TIP

The NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) seeks to engage all Americans in accelerating key technologies to advance U.S. competitiveness. The directorate partners across sectors to advance three primary focus areas – accelerating technology translation and development, fostering regional innovation and economic growth, and preparing the American workforce for better-quality, higher-wage jobs. For more information about NSF TIP, visit new.nsf.gov/tip/latest.



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MPS Materials Research open hour - Faculty Early Career Development Program

Monday, June 8, 2026 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) holds regular office hours to share information with materials researchers, administrators and others in the U.S. materials research community.

The MPS Materials Research office hour event on June 8 will focus on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) program. The agencywide NSF CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead in the advances of their department or organization's mission.

Learn more at nsf.gov

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