Grants & Funding

National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance

Published Date: June 13, 2005

Program Information

Program Name:

Advanced E-Team Grants

Program URL:

http://www.nciia.net/grants_eteam.html

Program Year:

2005

Program Description:

The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance supports faculty and students who believe that the teaching of invention and innovation is critical to American higher education. Its mission is to nurture a new generation of innovators by promoting curricula designed to teach creativity, invention, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, the NCIIA offers faculty a forum where they can share technical information and ideas, learn about new pedagogical techniques, and discuss effective curricular models. A central component of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance involves the creation of E-Teams: "E" stands for excellence and entrepreneurship. E-Teams are groups of students, faculty, and other professionals who join together to pursue the development of an idea, product, or invention, or to solve a problem in a way that has the promise of creating licensable technology, products or developing an enterprise that will generate jobs and social benefits. Advanced E-Team grants range in size from $1,000 to $20,000. The grant period is typically twelve to eighteen months.

Program Restrictions:

Grants may be used for further development and plans for commercialization of their ideas. Funding can be used for project expenses, legal fees, or student internships. These grants will be renewable for up to three years in declining amounts. We require sponsoring institutions to sign an agreement with The Lemelson Foundation when a grant is awarded. The agreement states in part that ownership of discoveries or inventions resulting from activities financed by NCIIA grants will be governed by grantee institutions' intellectual property policies. If a school does not have an intellectual property policy, then the institution must develop an E-Team agreement that establishes ownership of ideas resulting from E-Team work. The NCIIA and The Lemelson Foundation take no financial or ownership interest in the projects funded by these grants. We supply copies of the grant agreement on request.

Public Contact Information

Supported Components and Scientific Fields

Supported Components:

Student Research Opportunities and Broadening Access, Computer/Software Development, Laboratory Development, Faculty Appointments, Faculty Development, Teacher Education or Professional Development, Other (specify): Business development

General Fields Supported:

Technology, Other (specify): Business entrepreneurship, inventions

Specific Fields Supported:

None provided

Program Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?

Public Organizations, Private Organizations, Students, Faculty Members

If organizations may apply, check which ones:

2-Year Colleges, 4-Year Colleges, Universities, Medical Schools, Academic Health Centers, Educational Organizations, Professional Societies

If students may apply, check which ones:

Grade 13, Grade 14, Grade 15, Grade 16, Graduate Students

Are awards targeted to a specific population group?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Is this program limited to organizations or residents within the United States?

Yes

Are awards targeted to people in specific U.S. states?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Are awards targeted to a specific region within a state?

No

If yes, specify

Application Process and Program Award Term

Application Process, Initial Contact or Approach:

Proposal

Application Details:

Review the website for additional information on request for proposals: http://www.nciia.org

Application Deadline(s)?:

Yes

If yes, date(s):

12/15/2005, 05/15/2006

Deadline Comments:

Deadlines are May 15 and Dec. 15 each year.

Award Duration:

Variable, 12 to 18 months

Program Competition Information

Year (last reported competition)  

	Number of Applicants	Number of Awards	Total Funding Dollars	Range of Awards
Other Applicants:
Individual Award Rates:
Institutional Award Rates:

Sample of Recent Grantees

Grantee	Award Year	Award