Bakar Award (formerly Spark Award)
Helps Bakar Award to support over years translate uc berkeley faculty research toward commercialization.
About
The Bakar Award provides $100,000 per year for three years ($300,000 total per PI) to UC Berkeley academic senate faculty whose research has commercial translation potential. Up to eight solo or joint Berkeley awards are made each year. The award funds applied research with commercialization potential across STEM+ fields — engineering, computer science, chemistry, biological sciences, physical sci…
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