Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.uwo.ca/research/funding/internal/Western_Applied_Research_and_Commercialization_Fund.html
Sponsor/Award: FUNDS TRANSFER ACCOUNTS - WESTERN APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION FUND - 2010 FALL COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $50,000 MAXIMUM
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Dec 16, 2010
Sponsor's: Dec 16, 2010

Subject Areas: Commercialization
Description:

All subject areas may apply. Funded by the Federal Development Agency for Southwestern Ontario and administered by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International Relations), the Western Applied Research and Commercialization fund is intended to support the cost of collaborative projects undertaken in partnership with a Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) that will help move innovative products based on existing/proposed collaboration partnerships.

This competition is for one-time projects based on existing/proposed collaboration partnerships. Applicants can only receive one grant per project. Projects are based on a technology, concept, process, or an artistic piece that has been disclosed to WORLDiscoveries? by way of a Report of Invention (ROI) and are expected to be of short duration (max. 12 months). Up to $50,000 in funding is available and must be matched by the SME (at a minimum of 1/3 of the total amount).

Application Details: Guidelines, a link to ROLA, and ROI, application and report forms are available at: http://www.uwo.ca/research/funding/internal/Western_Applied_Research_and_Commercialization_Fund.html. One competition will be offered.The program is administered jointly by WORLDiscoveries and Research Development & Services under the general terms of reference of the Western Applied Research and Commercialization Fund. Completed proposals and results will be administered in electronic format only. NOTE IMMEDIATELY BELOW IS NOT APPLICABLE.
NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline.
Western Contacts: Lourdes,Florence

Sponsor Contacts:

FLORENCE LOURDES - INTERNALGRANTS@UWO.CA
Internal Grants Co-ordinator
Research Development & Services
Room 5150, Support Services Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
519 661-2111