NSF call: Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES)
VINES is an NSF programme that seeks to support both fundamental research and verticals-driven technology development, demonstration and translation activities that will lead to leaps in performance and capabilities of next-generation advanced intelligent network systems that span the user-edge-core-cloud continuum.
The programme is organised into two tracks:
- Track 1 (Use-inspired Fundamental Research)
- Track 2 (Verticals-Driven Technology Development, Demonstration, and Translation).
International collaborative proposals must involve at least one US-based organisation and at least one organisation based in, and seeking funding from, one of the international partner funding agencies (Finland, India, Japan or Sweden).
The NSF acts as the Lead/Coordinating Agency for international collaborative proposals. The proposals will be reviewed by the NSF in accordance with standard NSF review processes.
For US-Finland international collaborative projects, the Finnish component of the collaboration will be awarded by the Research Council of Finland (RCF) for Track 1 and by Business Finland for Track 2, in accordance with their policies and regulations.
The anticipated total funding amount available for Finnish teams is 6 million euros for Track 1 and 10 million euros for Track 2.
RCF funding will be granted only for proposals that receive a ‘Confirmation of Eligibility for Funding’ letter from the RCF, are selected for funding in the NSF call, and are selected for funding by the RCF.
The Finnish principal investigator must send a mandatory ‘Intention to Submit’ form to the RCF using a template provided in the RCF’s call announcement. The document must be submitted to the RCF at least one week before the full proposal is planned to be submitted to the NSF.
More information
- Risto Vilkko, Senior Science Adviser, lastname@aka.fi
- Program Solicitation on NSF website
