CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund
Supports University of Washington researchers advancing disclosed university discoveries to practical proof-of-concept through internal grants.
UW CoMotion's Innovation Gap Fund is a University of Washington internal grant program that provides proof-of-concept funding to UW-affiliated researchers commercializing a disclosed university innovation. The program runs two cycles per year — Fall and Spring — with the Fall deadline typically falling in the first week of September and solicitations announced approximately one month before. The f…
Proof-of-concept grants up to $75,000 for UW-affiliated researchers commercializing a disclosed university innovation across Life Sciences, Engineering, Software/IT, and Social Impact domains.
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