Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry

Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation

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Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) promotes university-industry partnerships by making project funds or fellowships/traineeships available to support an eclectic mix of industry-university linkages. Special interest is focused on affording the opportunity for:

Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to conduct research and gain experience in an industrial setting;
Industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective and integrative skills to academe; and
Interdisciplinary university-industry teams to conduct research projects.

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This solicitation targets high-risk/high-gain research with a focus on fundamental research, new approaches to solving generic problems, development of innovative collaborative industry-university educational programs, and direct transfer of new knowledge between academe and industry. GOALI seeks to fund transformative research that lies beyond that which industry would normally fund.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

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Additional information

*Who May Serve as PI: For fellowships/traineeships, only U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents are eligible to apply for support under this program. NSF funds cannot go to an industry partner; they can only be used by the academic institution. The industry partner is expected to participate in the research effort to facilitate in the commercialization of the research.

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Link to additional information

NSF Publication 12-513

Archived: June 7, 2025

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Award

$5,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

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Funding opportunity number:

12-513

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

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Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

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History

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Posted date:

June 6, 2025

Archive date:

June 7, 2025