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Events

Upcoming

We regularly host virtual Question and Answer sessions for startups and small businesses to learn about our program and the proposal submission process.

View a list of annual events.

  • 30 JUN 2026

    NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I & Fast-Track: Next Steps for a Competitive Proposal

    Audience: Invited Project Pitch Applicants

  • 2 JUL 2026

    SBIR/STTR Artificial Intelligence (AI) Topic Open Office Hours: Phase I Proposal Preparation

    Audience: Invited Project Pitch Applicants

  • 7 JUL 2026

    Phase I Awardees: Pathway to Phase II

    Audience: Active Phase I Awardees

  • 7 JUL 2026

    NSF SBIR/STTR Office Hour: Research.gov Technical Guidance for Phase I Proposal Submission

    11:00 AM EDT

    Register
  • 8 JUL 2026

    NSF SBIR/STTR Fast-Track Preparing your Proposal

    Audience: Invited Fast-Track Project Pitch Applicants

  • 9 JUL 2026

    AI Phase II Proposal Preparation

    Audience: Active Phase I Awardees

  • 13 JUL 2026

    Next Steps for Your NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal: Live Q&A

    Audience: Invited Project Pitch Applicants

  • 17 JUL 2026

    AI-Top 10 reasons for Pitch declines and next steps

    Audience: Invited Project Pitch Applicants

  • 20 JUL 2026

    Next Steps for Your NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal: Live Q&A

    Audience: Invited Project Pitch Applicants

  • 23 JUL 2026

    America's Seed Fund Summit: Art of the NSF SBIR/STTR Project Pitch

    2:00 PM EDT

    Register
  • 12 AUG 2026

    Office Hours: Intro to America’s Seed Fund at NSF

    2:00 PM EDT

    Register
  • 9 SEP 2026

    Office Hours: Intro to America’s Seed Fund at NSF

    2:00 PM EDT

    Register

Annual events

You can often find NSF staff at major tradeshows and events throughout the year. See some of the events that we hope to participate in over the course of 2023.