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§19112 Entrepreneurial Fellowships

Title 42 › CHAPTER 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE › Part G — Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships › § 19112

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director, through the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, must give fellowships to scientists and engineers to help turn promising research into real products or services and to connect university research with government, industry, finance, and other users. Applicants must follow the Director’s application rules and must either have a STEM doctorate finished within 5 years or show strong post‑bachelor research experience and early‑career standing, and include a plan to be placed in a host research setting. The Director must recruit widely, may hire a qualified outside group to run the program, and has $125,000,000 authorized for fiscal years 2023–2027.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §19112

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(a)In general

The Director, acting through the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, shall award fellowships to scientists and engineers to help develop leaders capable of maturing promising ideas and technologies from lab to market or other use and forge connections between academic research and the government, industry, financial sectors, and other end users.

(b)Application

An applicant for a fellowship under this section shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. At a minimum, the Director shall require that applicants—

(1)have completed a doctoral degree in a STEM field no more than 5 years prior to the date of the application, or have otherwise demonstrated significant postbaccalaureate scientific research experience and are considered early career, according to requirements established by the Director; and

(2)have included in the application a proposal for how the fellow will be embedded in a host institution’s research environment.

(c)Outreach

The Director shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants—

(1)from diverse research institutions;

(2)from all regions of the country; and

(3)from groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields.

(d)Administration agreements

The Director may enter into an agreement with a qualified third-party entity to administer the fellowships, subject to the provisions of this section.

(e)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director a total of $125,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to carry out the activities outlined in this section.

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42 U.S.C. § 19112

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110