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Spring 2009 E-Team and Course & Program grants round deadline approaching

Submitted by dave on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 12:49


Each year, we award about $1.5 million to university and colleage faculty to support projects in technology innovation and entrepreneurship. We are presently seeking  proposals for our spring grants round.

The deadline for the Course and Program and Advanced E-Team grants proposals is 5pm EST Friday, May 8, 2009. We strongly recommend that you read the grant guidelines prior to starting a proposal. Your institution must be a member of NCIIA in order for you to apply. (Check your institution's membership status.)

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@nciia.org or 413-587-2172 and we'll be happy to help.

 

Clean energy hits home, and more - NCIIA Fall Newsletter

Submitted by dave on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 15:39

Our fall newsletter is out. Clean energy in homes, new opportunities for faculty and students, 2010 Annual Conference and grantees from the May 2009 E-Team and Course and Program grants round. Read the newsletter here.

Course and Program: 2009

Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Program

Ohio State University, 2005 - $12,500

Ohio State University is one of the nation's leading research and development institutions, but it lags behind other state institutions in terms of technology commercialization. The number of new ventures created at the university is relatively low, and there is little or no formal venture capital invested in the region. OSU's Center for Entrepreneurship works to stimulate economic growth and development in Ohio and the greater Midwest through technology commercialization, new company formation, and improving the competitive performance of entrepreneurial firms, and is also responsible for designing and administering the university's entrepreneurship education program. The Center is currently working to create an interdisciplinary, graduate-level education and outreach program in technology entrepreneurship and commercialization (TEC). The TEC works to access new and emerging technologies through strategic partnerships with leading research centers/programs at Ohio State, top research institutions throughout the region, and select businesses dependent upon the industry base and technology platforms in the region; create market opportunities and development strategies through an interdisciplinary, graduate-level curriculum that provides advanced training in sourcing unique technologies and developing commercialization strategies for the greatest market potential; and drive technologies to market through a dynamic, web-enabled business support network that identifies key players and provides access to the critical resources needed in real time.

The graduate-level curriculum is comprised of four required courses, including Foundations of Technology Venturing, the Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Practicum 1 (Technology Commercializtion) and 2 (Technology Entrepreneurship), and one advanced elective. NCIIA funds support the development of the lab- or experience-based tech commercialization practicum, a two-course sequence that provides graduate students of all disciplines the opportunity to conduct professional, cross-disciplinary assessments of the commercial applications and market opportunities of live, cutting-edge technologies.

UMass Commercialization Lab

University of Massachusetts - Lowell, 2005 - $16,500

Faculty at UMass Lowell has developed the UMass Commercialization Lab program (UMCL) to close a gap between the university's inventions and its ability to attract enough resources for commercialization. The Lowell campus created the Commercial Venture Development program in 1998 to serve the needs of early stage companies. The university operates the business incubator with the condition that the companies hire students. More than a dozen companies have come through the CVD program, with a resulting $80 million in venture capital and institutional investments. While the program has been successful, the university is looking for a substantial increase in the rate of business creation and economic development. The mission of the UMCL is to convert intellectual property into sustainable businesses through educational programs, research and community outreach.

Under the UMCL program, two new graduate courses have been developed as the core of the Certificate in New Venture Creation program. The certificate program is aimed at graduate students in all disciplines with an interest in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. One of the two courses focuses on adding value to a technology innovation through development of product platforms, project management, and exploration of sustainable production. The second is a hands-on "practicum" that allows student teams to take an idea and move it to a viable business.

Weatherford E-Team Workshop and Seed Fund

Oregon State University, 2005 - $32,000

Oregon State University's Austin Entrepreneurship Program, launched in 2004, includes an entrepreneurship minor for non-business majors and a residential program at Weatherford Hall. OSU faculty are now developing an E-Team a workshop and seed fund to introduce students to the concepts of innovation and problem-solving and encourage them to convert their ideas into viable business concepts. Beginning in fall 2005, OSU will offer eight free evening workshops, facilitated by an OSU business professor and open to any enrolled student. Students in the workshops will learn how to work as a team to develop a startup idea in several business areas. They will be taught and mentored by industry professionals, who, together with OSU faculty, will guide the students through the process of creating a business plan and applying for seed funding. Through a competitive process successful E-Teams will be awarded seed funds averaging $2,000 each, and will use the funds to advance their early-stage business ideas through market research, prototype development, and patent filing.

Course and Program: 2006

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Check back soon to view profiles for Course and Program grants funded in 2006.

Previously funded Course and Program grants

Course and Program grants funded in May 2009 include:

 

Design students demonstrate healthcare innovations

Submitted by dave on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 09:35

More TV coverage of student projects, this time from the University of Rochester.

Senior design team students talk about projects supported through a 2008 NCIIA Course and Program grant.

The students teamed up with local healthcare and medical companies to come up with creative solutions to real problems:

  • "Operation Respiration," a monitor that works to find early warning signs in newborns, such as decreased oxygen.
  • "Tread Mod," a modified treadmill that allows physical therapists to better facilitate ideal pacing for recovering patients.

Watch the clip.

University of California, Davis Program for International Energy Technologies (PIET)

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University of California-Davis, 2008 - $47,500.00

For this project, the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center (EEC) and Center for Entrepreneurship are creating the Program for International Energy Technologies (PIET), an interdisciplinary program focusing on getting low-cost, clean energy, and energy efficient solutions into the market in developing countries. The primary goals of the program include: 1) educating and engaging UC Davis students in energy-related issues in developing countries; 2) developing interdisciplinary student E-Teams to create, design, and distribute sustainable energy products and programs; and 3) bridging the gap between the need, existing technologies, and the market by creating dissemination strategies for appropriate energy technologies in developing countries.

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