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NSF STTR Program

Status

Status not published

Project Pitch rolling; full proposals in fixed windows, same calendar as NSF SBIR.

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Amount
$275,000

Same award ceilings as NSF SBIR; STTR requires a formal partnership with a US research institution performing 30-60% of the work.

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Project Pitch rolling; full proposals in fixed windows, same calendar as NSF SBIR.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Requires a written agreement with a US research institution; the small business must perform at least 40% and the research institution at least 30% of the work.

How to apply

  1. Submit a Project Pitch
  2. If invited, submit the full STTR proposal via Research.gov with the research-institution subaward

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Source. https://seedfund.nsf.gov/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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