The goal of this training series is to complete an initial full draft of an NSF SBIR Phase I proposal, ready for the final set of revisions, and with a clear understanding of areas yet to address.
Session #1 focused on the following topics:- Instructor comments on initial assignments
- Key success elements – Technical Objectives, Intellectual Merit
- Key success elements – Broader Impacts
- Work assignments, due August 1 (earlier encouraged)
- Draft Intellectual Merit section
- Draft Broader Impacts section
- Respond to Guidance Questions