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Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) Prepoposals Open

The Office of Research Commercialization is now accepting pre-proposal submissions for the next funding cycle of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF).  

CIF awards of up to $50,000 are designed to support short-term (one year or less) commercially-focused research projects. Proposed CIF projects ideally incorporate study endpoints designed to directly address license-enabling milestones required by potential licensees.  Anticipated outcomes include new licensing opportunities or the launch of a new university startup company.

The submission deadline for pre-proposals is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.  Please note that all pre-proposal submissions must be associated with an intellectual property disclosure on file with the ORC. For complete details see this document.