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Program

Chancellor's Innovation Fund

Gives NC State faculty, PhD students, and postdocs up to $96,500 a year, split between research funding and commercialisation support, to move NC State-owned technology toward licensing or investment.

Awardees receive up to $96,500 over a twelve-month period, split into a $50,000 research tranche for lab and personnel costs and a $46,500 2ndF tranche for commercialisation activities like customer discovery travel and startup formation. Getting there takes a two-page written proposal, a live Quick Pitch Roundtable in front of three reviewer panels, a summer-long CIF Labs program with weekly mile…

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.