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<p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">Dear UCR Research Community, </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">The Office of Technology Partnerships is pleased to announce an off-cycle solicitation<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">for</span><span style="margin:0px"><span>
</span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>Proof-of-Concept</b></span><b><span> </span>
Funds</b><span> </span><span style="margin:0px">for</span><span> </span>Summer 2022-2023. This is a special grant available<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">for</span><span> </span>UCR faculty and research staff who have UCR owned intellectual property
or technology, including inventions and copyrights, and are interested in transfer and commercialization of your UCR technology. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">This cycle, we will be offering a one-time competitively selected award of up to $50,000<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">for</span><span> </span>up to 5 qualified applicants. Allocation of funds will
depend on achievable milestones proposed. If awarded, grant recipients must participate in the<span> </span><a href="https://techpartnerships.ucr.edu/programs-services/entrepreneurship-support-epic/national-science-foundation-i-corps-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px">UCR
INNOVAR I-Corps program</span></a><span> </span>during the course of the award. Funding can be used to support students, postdoctoral researchers, or research scientists to conduct technical and market validation studies to determine interest from the private
sector to further develop and commercialize the UCR intellectual property. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">To be considered, interested applicants need to submit a<span> </span><b>Notice of Intent</b><span> </span>by<span> </span><b>11:59 PM PST, on Sunday, August 28th, 2022.<span> </span></b>Please send your submission
to (<a href="mailto:judy.swineford@ucr.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px">judy.swineford@ucr.edu</span></a>). </span></p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">Eligible projects will be selected to present to an external review panel in early October of 2022. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">Please refer to the<span> </span><b>attached document</b><span> </span><span style="margin:0px">for</span><span> </span>eligibility, Notice of Intent submission requirements, review criteria, and due dates.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">If you have any questions, please reach out to Brian Suh<u><span> </span>(<a href="mailto:brian.suh@ucr.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px">brian.suh@ucr.edu</a>).</u>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">Best regards, </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">Rosibel </span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Rosibel Ochoa</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Associate Vice Chancellor<span> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Office of Technology Partnerships</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Office of Research and Economic Development</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">University of California of Riverside</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Phone: (951)-827-5565</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">E-mail:<span> </span><a href="mailto:rosibel@ucr.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px">rosibel@ucr.edu</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">245 University Building Office</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Riverside CA 92521</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Adjunct faculty:</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Assistant:</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Judy Swineford</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">e-mail:<span> </span><a href="mailto:judy.swineford@ucr.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px">judy.swineford@ucr.edu</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Phone: 951-827-7941</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
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