Research, Funding, and Awards

  • UConn Innovation Fund Accepting Applications

    The UConn Innovation fund is accepting applications to provide early-stage financial support to new businesses affiliated with UConn. The deadline for applications is March 10, 2017.

    The fund- a partnership between the University of Connecticut, Connecticut Innovations, and Webster Bank- offers up to $100,000 to any student, faculty member or alum of the university with an in-state business startup tied to research, advanced technologies or innovations developed at UConn.  Companies participating in UConn’s Technology Incubator Program are eligible.

    UConn faculty and students looking to translate lab discoveries into commercial products and services receive patenting and licensing assistance, business incubator space, financial awards and other support services from the university.

    For more information on the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Consortium, visit their website.

    For more information, contact: Kathy F. Rocha, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Consortium at (860) 486-4299, kathy.rocha@uconn.edu