SCRA Academic Startup Grant
Funds South Carolina university spinouts through SCRA academic startup support translating lab work into ventures.
The SCRA Academic Startup Grant provides up to $25,000 in non-dilutive funding to startups commercializing intellectual property developed at South Carolina universities. Administered by the South Carolina Research Authority — a public non-profit corporation chartered by the State of South Carolina in 1983 — the grant addresses the specific commercialization gap faced by academic spinouts that hav…
Non-dilutive grant of up to $25,000 for South Carolina university spinouts commercializing academic intellectual property, reviewed on a rolling basis through SCRA membership.
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