UConn IDEA Grant
UConn Office of the Provost, UConn Office of Undergraduate Research
Award: Up to $4K per student
Eligibility: Current UConn undergraduates
Deadline: Summer Funding: December
Academic Year Funding: March
Wolff New Venture Competition
UConn, CT Innovations, the EDA
Award: $15,000
Eligibility: Faculty, postdocs, grad and undergrad students
Requirements: CCEI Summer Fellowship (top five)
Global Innovation Fund
Award: case-by-case
Eligibility: Innovations Solving Pertinent Global Issues
Requirements: Innovations provide change in developing countries
Deadline: Accepts applications year-round
Innovation Quest
UConn Office of Provost/UConn School of Business
Award: Top three winners get $15K, $10K, $5K respecitvely
Eligibility: UConn undergraduates, graduate students, recent grads
Requirements: Creative Ideas
Deadline: Spring semester
Accelerate UConn
UConn CCEI/UConn School of Business
Award: Up to $3K
Eligibility: Student and faculty led teams across UConn
Requirements: None
Deadline: Fall and Spring semesters
Summer Fellowship
UConn CCEI/UConn School of Business
Award: Up to $15K
Eligibility: Student and faculty led teams across UConn
Requirements: Technology or manufacturing focus
Deadline: March 1
Healthcare Innovations
UConn School of Nursing
Award: $k1-$2K, up to $4K from Venturewell grant
Eligibility: Current UConn Nursing Students, E-Teams with Engineering
Requirements: None
PFI: AIR-TT
National Science Foundation
Award: $200k, 18 month program
Eligibility: Provide Proof of Concept/Prototype addressing technology constraints
Requirements: Graduate of ICorps program, business experience
Deadline: Fall semester
Technology Talent Bridge
CTNext
Award: Up to $25k to hire student interns
Eligibility: Companies >1 year old and based in CT
Deadline: Rolling
Visa's Everywhere Initiative
Visa
Award: up to $50k
Eligibility: Creative startups
Requirements: Applicants collaborate with Visa on the future of payments
NASA SBIR/STTR
NASA
Award: up to $125k
Eligibility: >500 employees or nonprofit RI
Requirements: Technology fulfilling NASA needs
NIH SBIR/STTR
National Institute of Health
Award: case-by-case
Eligibility: STTR requires research partner
Requirements: Innovative biomedical technologies
Connecticut Innovations Pre-Seed Fund Investment
Connecticut Innovations
Award: Up to $150K for pre-seed expenses
Eligibility: In operation for < 7 years; developing a technology;
Requirements: Prerequisites
Deadline: Rolling application process
NSF SBIR/STTR
National Science Foundation
Award: case-by-case
Eligibility: STTR requires research partner
Requirements: Companies with early-stage tech
Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund (CBIF) Investment
Connecticut Innovations
Award: Up to $500K stand-alone investment; $2M with co-investment
Eligibility: CT-based bioscience companies or academic technology
Requirements: Not yet available for commercial release OR prototypes and clinical trials
Deadline: Company business plans rolling. Academic applications: end of each calendar quarter
Bioscience Pipeline
UConn
Award: Up to $30K
Eligibility: CT-based bioscience company
Requirements: < 10 employees or $100K in funding. May apply for $500k CBIF but can only accept one.
Deadline: October and April
SPARK
UConn Technology Commercialization Services
Award: Up to $50K
Eligibility: UConn or UCHC investigator with technology that has realistic commercial potential.
Requirements: Existing intellectual property a plus.
Deadline: Letter of Intent : 9/1, full proposals: 10/15, presentations: 11/1
UConn Innovation Fund Investment
UConn
Award: Up to $100K
Eligibility: UConn affiliated startups (students, faculty, alumni, TIP) Located in CT.
Requirements: Early stage growth companies seeking SBIR/STTR or angel funding.
Deadline: Three times per year. See current schedule.
Third Bridge Grant
UConn School of Engineering
Award: $10-75K
Eligibility: Current/former ENGR-5300 students
Requirements: Prerequisites
Deadline: to be determined
Technology Talent Bridge Internship Program
CTNext
Award: Up to $25K
Eligibility: 1 year old companies, registered in CT, < 500 employees
Requirements: Prerequisites
Deadline: Rolling; May 1st for summer interns
I-Corps Sites & Nodes
National Science Foundation
Award: case-by-case
Requirements: support development of innovations
Deadline: Intent Deadline 2/8/2018
Quiet Corner Innovation Cluster
UConn, CT Innovations, the EDA
Award: case-by-case
Eligibility: small-to-medium enterprises in Eastern CT
Requirements: Technology or manufacturing focus
Deadline: Rolling
Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC)
UConn, CT Innovations, the EDA
Award: case-by-case
Eligibility: Small-to-medium enterprise (SME) located in CT
Requirements: Technology and/or manufacturing focus
Deadline: Rolling
Centers for Chemical Innovation
National Science Foundation
Award: case-by-case
Eligibility: Chemical research centers.
Requirements: Integrate research, innovation, and education
Deadline: Preliminary Proposal: 9/12/17