The grant financially supports a postdoctoral fellow or technician in a university research laboratory who will perform a project of commercial interest under the guidance of a principal investigator.
The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science and the Biotechnology Center jointly sponsor this grant.
The Collaborative Funding Grant aims to:
- Encourage collaboration between academia and industry
- Help to move technology from the lab to commercialization
- Leverage Biotechnology Center money with the Kenan Institute
Funding and Matching Requirements
The award is $40,000 to $50,000 per year based on the partner company's size. The total funding with match is $80,000 per year.
| Company Employee Size | Company Contribution |
Biotechnology Center and Kenan Contribution | University In-Kind Contribution |
Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 10 | $10,000 | $50,000 | $20,000 | $80,000 |
| 11 to 100 | $15,000 | $45,000 | $20,000 | $80,000 |
| 101 or more | $20,000 | $40,000 | $20,000 | $80,000 |
- CFG Guidelines (PDF)
- CFG Application Instructions (PDF)
- CFG Application Checklist (Word document)
- CFG Budget Form (Excel spreadsheet)
- Cover Sheet (Word document)
- Biographical Sketch (Word document)
- Company Statement of Intent and Certification (Word document)