Proposals must be for the further development of technologies that meet the following criteria: The technology must have been developed primarily at UMass. Researchers must be employees of the University of Massachusetts. The technology must have been disclosed to the campus OTCV prior to the proposal submission date with an OTCV Invention Disclosure form. The technology must have significant…
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Overall, the Fund will give a strong preference to projects that are designed to develop technologies with significant commercial potential for which this grant will help make them more attractive to license to an existing company or to the formation of a new company. Specifically: Technologies from all disciplines will be considered, but the technology must be novel. Applications for a second…
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Campus deadline for applications: determined by each campus President’s Office deadline for applications: February 6, 2026 Applicants notified of invitation to Phase II, the pitch competition: March 12, 2026 Pitch competition: April 8 or 9, 2026 Award announcement: last two weeks of April, 2026
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It is the policy of OTCV to keep your information confidential, but we cannot guarantee its security. Application materials are shared with a panel of independent reviewers and may be subject to public disclosure requirements in the future. Applicants should only submit publicly available and other non-confidential information about their technology in the proposal. Generally, technology can be…
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The evaluation and selection of finalists and awardees will be made by the Senior Vice President and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs & Equity (or designees) with advice and recommendations from qualified volunteers from outside the University (which in the past have included investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs). Where appropriate, consultation may be used…
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For assistance with the internal deadline and process set by each campus, contact the Chief Research Officer or a representative of the Tech Transfer Office for that campus.
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The grant application will be uploaded via the submission page. Some information will be typed into the form fields online, and the remainder of the application will be uploaded as a single PDF document, no more than 7 pages long pages – including appendices and figures/tables. You can download a template to help you prepare the information in advance of submission. Download the Template The…
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A key rationale articulated by the Saxon Commission in 1989 for the creation of the five-campus UMass system was the need for Massachusetts to build a world-class public university to meet the challenges of economic change in the global, technology-intensive economy. The Economic Development Department in the Office of the President was created in 1993 as part of the initial organization of the…
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Sessions from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. will be available via live stream on Zoom. Time Session Title Location 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Networking/Breakfast 2nd Floor Breakroom (outside Commonwealth Room) 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Salesforce Across the UMass System 2nd Floor - Commonwealth Room 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break N/A 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. UMass Dreamforce To You - Salesforce overview 2nd…
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