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 - 2012 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $100,000 MAXIMUM
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jun 01, 2012
Sponsor's: Jun 01, 2012

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), 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 $100,000 in funding is available and must be matched by the SME (at a minimum of 1/2 of project costs).

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: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
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