EPISODE · Apr 22, 2021 · 25 MIN
National Science Foundation's Networked Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator
from Ocean Science Radio · host Ocean Science Radio
The team sits down with Douglas Mughan - the NSF office head for the convergence accelerator, Chris Sanford - a program director with the accelerator, and Clea Harrelson - 2021 Knauss Marine policy fellow, to talk about what the National Science Foundation is hoping to achieve with this new program. We also speak with Fadel Adib - Doherty Chair of Ocean Utilization and Associate Professor at the MIT Media Lab and EECS and Seth Zippel - an assistant scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who generated the idea. Letters of intent are due May 5th for this huge opportunity, learn more here.
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The NSF has launched an accelerator program - the Networked Blue Economy Convergence Accelerator, a $30 million grant program now open for team proposals. Teams with the best ideas receive an investment of up to $5.75M over three years. The teams also compete and collaborate to develop new sustainable products and services for America's blue economy. If you have an idea, submit a letter of intent quickly as they are due May 5th of 2021.
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