AIC-Bakar Award (Climate)
Funds UC Berkeley climate research with commercial promise for practical deployment and adaptation tools.
The AIC-Bakar Award is a joint initiative of the Bakar Fellows Program and UC Berkeley's Academic Innovation Catalyst (AIC), targeting faculty-led climate research with a defined pathway to commercial application. Among the Bakar program's three award tracks, the AIC-Bakar is the most selective: only up to two awards are made per annual cycle. It is open exclusively to UC Berkeley academic senate …
Climate-related proof-of-concept research with a defined commercial potential pathway, conducted by UC Berkeley academic senate faculty.
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