<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><br></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Dear </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">UCR </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Campus Community</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">,</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The Board of </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Regents </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">recently </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">launched</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> the </span></span><a href="https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/innovation-awards/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">UC Regents</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Innovation Awards</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">In their own </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">words,</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">these</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> awards</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">were launched in </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">pursuit of two </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">objectives</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:12pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">To further encourage the UC community of faculty and researchers to solve the world’s most pressing challenges through use-inspired research, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">civically responsible</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> entrepreneurship, and the translation of academic-based research into practical solutions having societal benefit.</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:12pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:12pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">To celebrate UC inventors and entrepreneurs who have </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">demonstrated</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> an exceptional spirit of innovation through the creation of </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">new technologies</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, products, and services aimed at uplifting the human condition.</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:12pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">There are </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">five </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">categories of awards:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible;list-style-type:circle"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Gamechanger Award</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> – To be awarded to the faculty member or researcher who invented the most impactful product introduced to the market.  The invention must have been translated into </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">a new</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> or improved technology, product or service which has been put </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">into</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> public use and has (a) improved societal well-being, (b) provided economic benefit to the region or state, and/or (c) advanced scientific understanding in their field.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible;list-style-type:circle"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Disruptive Research Award</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> – To be awarded to the faculty member or researcher who engaged in use-inspired research that has not yet been translated into real world applications but has demonstrated exceptional novelty and discovery with strong potential to be developed into new or improved technologies, products, and/or services that will improve lives.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible;list-style-type:circle"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Best Startup Award</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> – To be awarded to the faculty member or researcher who founded the best new company – </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">utilizing</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> UC research – to address societal needs.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible;list-style-type:circle"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Community Changemaker Award</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">– Recognizes a private sector leader or organization that has contributed significantly to improving social and economic prosperity by supporting </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">UC</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">’</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">s innovation enterprise.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible;list-style-type:circle"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> – To be awarded to a faculty member or researcher whose career accomplishments include multiple innovations that have led to long-term positive impacts on the lives of others and is an inspiring influence for aspiring UC inventors and entrepreneurs.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></li><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><br></span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Awardees </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">from</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> the Gamechanger, Disruptive Research, and Best Startup Awards will receive a minimum $10,000 prize</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. Note, the minimum $10,000 prize for Best Startup will go to the individual UC founder, not to their startup company.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The awardee may choose to receive award funds personally to spend as they like (as </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:url("");border-bottom:1px solid transparent">such,</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> there might be tax implications to the awardees) or as a distribution to their lab/research unit to further advance their innovation.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Additional</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> information about the awards </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">and FAQs can be found at</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><a href="https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/innovation-awards/frequently-asked-questions.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/innovation-awards/frequently-asked-questions.html</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">We are inviting you to submit </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">UCR internal </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">nominations for </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">these awards.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">However, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">we will only </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">consider</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> a nomination for </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">an individual in </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">a single </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">award </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ategory</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, so be strate</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">gic in your nomination</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Nominees need to </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">participate</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in the nomination process and provide the information </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">required</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in the application (see below). </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0083px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Helvetica Neue_EmbeddedFont",sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ELIGIBILITY</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0083px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Helvetica Neue_EmbeddedFont",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Those eligible to be nominated are current and alumni/emeriti </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">UCR </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">faculty </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">(</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">including</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> full-time </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">tenured</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and non-tenured instructors/lecturers of any level) </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">from all disciplines </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">(</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">and community partners </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">for the Community Impact Award)</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">In each category, except the Community Impact Award, t</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">he nominee must </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">leverage</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">licensed/licensable </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">University of California owned intellectual property </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">(protectable or not) </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">and have </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">a UCR record of invention (ROI) and/or copyright disclosure form </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">submitted</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to the Office of Technology Partnerships. </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">For the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Gamechanger</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Disruptive Research</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Awards</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, the </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">achievements occurring within the prior calendar year</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">for 1) uniqueness and novelty and 2) societal impact will be evaluated. </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">For the Best Startup Award, achievements from the past five calendar years will be accepted.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">A committee of RED and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">faculty</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> members </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">will select one candidate from the nominees in each category, who will be </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">submitted</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to the Regents for the final system-wide competition. The UCR nominees will be informed before </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">submission,</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">additional</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> information may be </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">required</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> from them.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The winners at the system level will be </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">announced</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in August </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:url("");border-bottom:1px solid transparent">2026</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">DEADLINE:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The internal proposal deadline for all categories of awards is March 15, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:url("");border-bottom:1px solid transparent">2026</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time).</span></span></p><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">A</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">P</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">PLICATION SUBMISSION:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Please </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">submit</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> the following materials by the stated deadline. </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(209,52,56)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px 19px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">•  <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI06ZuRWo7IjuqZXHE02tyNOSYqYlzDuc4VAERoALRgfsGVA/viewform?usp=preview" target="_blank">Complete nomination form for </a></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI06ZuRWo7IjuqZXHE02tyNOSYqYlzDuc4VAERoALRgfsGVA/viewform?usp=preview" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:url("");border-bottom:1px solid transparent">desired</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> award category</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI06ZuRWo7IjuqZXHE02tyNOSYqYlzDuc4VAERoALRgfsGVA/viewform?usp=preview" target="_blank">. Apply today!</a> </span></span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px 19px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">•  Up-to-date CV of the nominee. </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">For questions about the nomination materials please contact Brian Suh, Senior Executive Director, Technology Partnerships, <a href="mailto:brian.suh@ucr.edu" target="_blank">brian.suh@ucr.edu</a>, 951-827-5578.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p><p lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif">Cheers,</span></p><p lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><b>Rodolfo H. Torres</b></span></p><p lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif">Vice Chancellor</span></p><p lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.85px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif">Research, Innovation, and Economic Development</span></p></div></div>