Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) at
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Description
- The purpose of an Education Partnership Agreement is to formalize the relationship between a federal lab and an educational institution. These agreements allow NSA to share its unique experience by providing training to personnel in the science and technology fields at all education levels.
Features/Characteristics
- Involve students to ensure a future resource of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers
- Provide unique opportunities for learning not available from other resources
- Provide access to laboratory personnel available to teach courses and develop science curriculums
- Permit students and teachers to become involved in developing useful technological applications
- Provide access to NSA resources, either through excess status or loan, which relieves institutions from some of the financial burden of R&D investment
I.P. and Resource Commitment
- IP rights to inventions created under the agreement:
- Protections given to proprietary information brought into an agreement and developed under the agreement
- Task Plan outlining the learning objectives and goals
- List of equipment to be loaned, if applicable
Other Agencies/Laboratories That Use This Mechanism
