Social Ventures POC Fund
Supports UCL social ventures with proof-of-concept guidance that helps promising ideas become operational solutions.
UCL Business (UCLB) is the technology transfer and commercialization arm of University College London. The Social Ventures Proof of Concept Fund is an internal translational grant for UCL staff and researchers developing ventures with social impact potential derived from UCL research or involving UCL intellectual property. Awards of up to £20,000 per project include non-cash support in the form of…
Technology-enabled learning, wellbeing resources, long-term condition management, AI/data solutions, crime science, underserved populations.
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