The FY2012 NIAC schedule is nearly final. Here are our current plans for major events:
FY 2012 Phase I NRA The 2012 NIAC Phase I NASA Research Announcement (NRA) is currently available at
NSPIRES. This year we are offering a two-step proposal process: Step A will request only a short initial description of your concept, due on February 9, 2012. Eligible and competitive Step A proposers will be invited to submit a full proposal in Step B. Details of scope and selection criteria for both Step A and Step B will be published in the NIAC NRA.
NIAC 2012 Spring Symposium The 2012 NIAC Spring Symposium is being planned for March 27-29, 2012, at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena, CA. Current NIAC Fellows will attend and give presentations about their Phase I research. The conference will feature exciting keynote speakers and information about NIAC's program status and plans. The public is encouraged to attend. More information will be available soon.
FY 2012 Phase II NRA The first NIAC Phase II NASA Research Announcement will be released in early April, 2012, following the NIAC Spring Conference. Phase II proposals in response to this NRA will be eligible based on either current Phase I studies, or prior NIAC studies that have not already completed Phase II.
› View the press release. › View NIAC Solicitation page.
2011 NIAC Fellows Orientation Meeting November 16-17, 2011
› Presentation by Jay Falker, NIAC Program Executive › Presentation by Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology › Presentation by Dr. Robert Cassanova, Chair, NIAC External Council, Former Director, NIAC
› Click here to view the proposals selected for study in 2011 under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NIAC is back! NASA is pleased to announce the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program. This will be a new program for 2011, and the re-establishment of an earlier effort, the NASA institute for Advanced Concepts. The original NIAC ran from 1998-2007, inspiring and nurturing revolutionary concepts that could transform future aerospace endeavors.
Like the original, the new NIAC will fund early studies of visionary, long term concepts - aerospace architectures, systems, or missions (not focused technologies). The intended scope is very early concepts: Technology Readiness Level 1-2 or early 3; 10+ years out.
The goal of NIAC is to give visionary ideas a chance. NASA recognizes that concepts to transform the future may come from innovators across the nation, so this exciting program is open to everyone. If you have a revolutionary concept that NASA should consider, you are encouraged to submit a NIAC proposal.
› View NIAC Image Gallery Media Articles › Printing a Home: The Case for Contour Crafting › Spacesuits Of The Future Will Try To Imitate Gravity › NASA Puts Its Money on Quantum Communications, Plasma Propulsion, and Other Future Tech › Visionary Ideas Could Transform Future NASA Missions › NASA Funding 30 Space Technology Concepts › Space-Time Moving Propulsion, 3-D Printer and More: NASA to Revolutionize Future Space Exploration › Out-Of-This-World Ideas Funded › NASA Believes ‘An Idea Can Change Your Life!’ Archives of the Original NIAC The original NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts was managed for NASA by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), for the full life of the program. Their dedication and support was instrumental to the original NIAC’s success.
USRA has, of its own accord, preserved the
original NIAC website for the research community. NASA appreciates this and invites anyone interested in NIAC to check it out. This site contains a wealth of information about the original program and past exciting studies.
Questions may be directed to Dr. Jay Falker at
jfalker@nasa.gov.
