Early-Stage Technology R&D (approx. TRL 1-5)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Autonomous Optimization and Control of Accelerators and Detectors
The DOE SC program in Nuclear Physics (NP) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research and development (R&D) efforts directed at artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for autonomous optimization and control of accelerators and detectors of relevance to current or next generation NP accelerator facilities and scientific instrumentation.
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Early Career Research Program
DOE SC hereby invites applications for support under the ECRP in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP); Nuclear Physics (NP); Isotope Research and Development (R&D) and Production (DOE IP); and Accelerator R&D and Production (ARDAP). The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by SC. U.S. academic institutions, National Laboratories, and SC Scientific User Facilities are eligible to submit applications under this FOA
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Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program: West Gate
West Gate supports innovators who have a technology concept in prototype stage at minimum that is aligned with NREL research and development areas and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy strategic goals in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies, industrial efficiency and decarbonization, building efficiency, and solar energy production. Once selected to participate in West Gate, you will be uniquely matched to NREL and Colorado School of Mines expertise and capabilities to identify projects that will significantly de-risk your technologies in meaningful ways—leading to improved opportunities for your startup company to raise public or private funding.
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Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program: Innovation Crossroads
Innovation Crossroads, supported by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, and Building Technologies Office, as well as the Tennessee Valley Authority, is an innovative program that serves as a platform for supporting and mentoring entrepreneurial researchers whose early-stage innovations are presently too challenging or technically uncertain to pursue in a venture capital-financed startup. Innovation Crossroads embeds innovators at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for up to two years through entrepreneurial mentorship and cooperative research and development. Technology areas of interest: advanced manufacturing, atmospheric decarbonization, building technologies, digital economy, electrification and energy infrastructures, energy technology innovation, industrial decarbonization, intelligent systems and facilities.
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Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program: Chain Reaction Innovations
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) will provide $3 million during a two-year period to support four to six teams of innovators. New teams will be selected each year to receive this two-year allocation. This funding will pay for fellowships that cover salary, benefits, use of laboratory equipment and office space, and guidance from Argonne researchers.
Innovators must focus on developing technology that will advance the development of clean energy and advanced manufacturing products and processes for which development requires overcoming complex scientific challenges that require a lengthy development cycle of about two years to reach the pre-commercial prototype stage.
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Women of Color Entrepreneurs (WOCE) – Boston
We are currently recruiting for our Fourth cohort. We select between 7-12 women entrepreneurs of color to participate in a new cohort each year. Our entrepreneurs are:
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Veterans Business Battle 2023
Each year, the event gives invited military veterans an opportunity to pitch business ideas to investors and lenders for a chance to raise capital. During the competition, finalists attend workshops geared toward businesses in early stages of development, have the opportunity to perfect their pitch and receive feedback from professionals, network with potential investors and learn from other entrepreneurial success stories. The competition also attracts a variety of investors, including groups that have earmarked capital specifically for this event.
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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator 2023 Cohort
The LACI Incubation Program offers hands-on incubation services for supporting cleantech startups’ growth in Southern California. The first six months of the program are dedicated to intensive curriculum workshops, one on one coaching sessions, and roundtables focused on Go-to-Market, Investor Readiness, and Pilots. After the initial six-month period, the program is focused on achieving the objectives outlined in a custom business roadmap around fundraising, product development, market access, team growth, pilot deployment, and partnerships.
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Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator
MEIA focuses on early-stage technology commercialization in partnership with Maryland-based Universities and Labs to support Maryland’s Clean Energy and Climate Goals. MEIA supports solar, wind, batteries, energy efficiency, grid modernization, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), and any other technology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions or provides negative emissions benefits in the electric, oil and gas, residential, commercial or industrial sectors. MEIA offers three programs to Maryland-based clean energy and climate technology inventors: Pre-Accelerator, Launchpad, and Accelerator.
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Lithium Extraction and Conversion from Geothermal Brines
AMMTO and GTO are jointly issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement of Lithium Extraction and Conversion from Geothermal Brines. This funding opportunity will spur the development of domestic lithium supply and refinement capacity to secure America’s clean energy supply chains and increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness abroad.
Topic Areas: (1) Field Validation of Lithium Hydroxide Production from Geothermal Brines; (2) Applied Research & Development for Direct Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Brines.
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Visiting Faculty Program
The Visiting Faculty Program (VFP), formerly called Faculty and Student Teams (FaST), is designed to provide an opportunity for faculty members from institutions historically marginalized in STEM to enhance research capabilities and strengthen STEM education and learning practices to develop talent to contribute to the Department of Energy (DOE) research areas. VFP accomplishes this mission in two tracks: (1) VFP Research Collaboration Track and (2) VFP Teaching Initiative Track.
As a component of VFP’s Research Collaboration and Teaching Initiative tracks, selected university/college faculty members collaborate with DOE laboratory research staff on a research project of mutual interest. Additionally, faculty member participants may invite up to two students (one of which may be a graduate student) to join the project in the summer terms.
The Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) is now open for applications for the 2023 Summer Term. Applications are due January 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET.
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High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation
The program seeks industry partners interested in leveraging HPC resources to make advancements in the following areas:
For HPC4Mfg:
- Improvements in manufacturing processes which result in significant national carbon emissions reduction and energy savings.
- Improvements in semiconductor technologies that will result in operational energy efficiency improvements.
- Carbon emissions reduction and efficiency improvements in energy conversion and storage technologies.
- Reductions in CO2 or CO2-equivalent emissions.
For HPC4Mtls:
- Advanced Materials for Carbon Conversion Applications
- Advanced Structural Materials for Hydrogen Applications
- Advanced Functional Materials for Hydrogen Applications
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