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Subject: 	Deshpande Center - Call for Proposals 2014
Date: 	Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:00:37 -0500
From: 	MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation 
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MIT Deshpande Center enewsletter

Call for Proposals
February 12, 2014

*The MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation is announcing its 
latest call for proposals*. The Center's grant program is *open to all 
MIT faculty with PI status *and provides significant benefits, beyond 
just funding, for its recipients.

Post docs who are interested in commercializing a technology should have 
a faculty member apply for a grant with the post-doc listed as a team 
member.

We are seeking both earlier-stage proof-of-concept explorations with 
broad potential impact, and later-stage innovations, that faculty 
inventors are eager to see commercialized. The Deshpande Center offers 
more than just funding - such as support through the Catalyst program, 
exposure through events and other opportunities, and the chance to 
participate in i-Teams.

The 3-4 page *pre-proposals are due April 16, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.* Please 
see below or our website: http://deshpande.mit.edu/grants-resources 
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more information.

Regards,

*Charles Cooney*

Faculty Director

*Leon Sandler*

Executive Director

*Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation*

* CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

**

*MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Fall 2014 Grants*

*Pre-proposals due: April 16, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.*

*OVERVIEW*

Do you need resources to further an unproven concept or invention with 
market potential? Is your technology getting close to the 
commercialization stage, but you need help determining the right 
application or connecting with the business community? This is where the 
Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation can help.

*Since 2002, the Deshpande Center has funded 110+ research projects 
providing over $12million in funding.*Approximately one-quarter of the 
research teams supported by the Deshpande Center commercialize their 
technologies either by forming new companies and raising funding, or 
licensing their innovations to existing companies. *To date, there have 
been 28 spin-outs that have raised over $400 million in capital.*

*The Deshpande Center is announcing a call for proposals for its Fall 
2014 round of grants*. The Center supports leading-edge research in 
emerging technologies and cultivates interactions between MIT and the 
entrepreneurial business community. Funds will be granted in a broad 
range of disciplines, for research done at MIT, with the objective to 
ultimately license the technology to an outside company or start-up that 
will commercialize it. Proposals must be submitted by a faculty member 
of MIT.

Along with funding, the Deshpande Center grant recipients receive:

      o Exposure through Deshpande Center events and opportunities to
        connect with investors, entrepreneurs, the business community,
        and the media as appropriate.
      o Support through our Catalyst Program, including customer
        contacts, business advice, market input, and IP strategy.
      o Opportunity to participate in i-Teams, a cross-campus course
        that involves highly qualified teams of pre-screened graduate
        students in Deshpande Center projects.

*TYPES OF GRANTS:*

  * *Ignition Grants: *
    If you have an idea that you believe could address a significant
    market need if successful, and you believe you could achieve a
    proof-of-concept in less than a year with a *grant of up to
    $50,000*, we encourage you to apply for an Ignition Grant.
  * *Innovation Grants: *If you have a technology that you think could
    be brought close to commercialization within a year or so with some
    additional funding, connections, and advisory support, and you are
    eager to see your technology applied to the real world, we encourage
    you to apply for an Innovation Grant. *Grants start at $50,000*.
    (The committee will consider proposals up to a *maximum of $250,000*
    with strong budget justification.)
  * Don't need the money but need the help? You can still receive
    support from the Deshpande Center without having a grant from us.
    Give us a call or send us an email to set up a meeting.

**

*GRANT DECISION PROCESS & CRITERIA*

  * Selection Criteria can be found at http://deshpande.mit.edu/criteria
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  * Pre-proposals are reviewed by committee of around 30 reviewers who
    are internal and external to MIT.
  * From the initial applicants, typically 7-10 are invited to submit
    full proposals. Notifications will be made by May 21, 2014.
  * Those invited then have one month to submit full proposals.
  * Full proposals are sent out for technical review. Applicants will
    have suggested reviewers in their pre-proposals.
  * In mid July, applicants make a short (7 min) presentation, followed
    by Q&A, to the Grant Review Committee.
  * The proposal, presentation, and technical reviews are all taken into
    account in selecting the grantees.

The grant process is competitive. There are usually more good 
applications than there are funds to support them. Typically 4-5 new 
grants are awarded.

*IMPORTANT DATES*

  * February 12, 2014 - Pre-proposal call
  * *April 16, 2014 - Pre-proposals due (submit by 5PM EDT) *
  * May 21, 2014 - Full proposal notification
  * *June 17, 2014 - Renewal applications due (submit by 5PM EDT)*
  * *June 17, 2014 - Full proposals due (submit by 5PM EDT)*
  * August 2014 - Grant awards notification
  * September 1, 2014 - Grant award start date
  * October 2014 - Grant awards announced to the public

For detailed information about the grant program, funded projects, and 
instructions on submitting a proposal, please visit our website: 
http://deshpande.mit.edu/grants-resources 
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contact us at x3-0943 or deshpandecenter at mit.edu 
<mailto:deshpandecenter at mit.edu>

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