The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship’s latest newsletter has an interesting call to inventors (and educators):
If you’ve got a good idea for a new product or technology, you might want to check out some interesting grant programs sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). Funded by the Lemelson Foundation, NCIIA now operates three separate grant programs that provide up to $50,000 to support efforts that move innovative products or technologies from the idea stage to prototype. They can also provide grants for innovative education programs focused on the same goal of moving ideas to commercialization. This is a great opportunity for colleges, universities, research institutions and their students. A new round of funds has just been announced, with deadlines in the fall and winter of 2008.
Looks interesting. You can find out more about this at the NCIIA grants page.
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June 13th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I have several Inventions that I would like to get going. Please provide me with more information on Government Grants. Thank you. JOE
June 16th, 2008 at 4:51 am
Like Joe, I too have many ideas. I’ve looked for sort of a check list of what and in what order things need to be done in order to get an invention or improvement of another product out there, but I’ve found nothing other than those invention kits, which I think are a scam, so I have not looked into those. And I’ve looked at the US Patent website but again, I’m not really sure in which order I’m supposed to be doing things. If you could send information to me, that would be very helpful… Thanks! Jaime.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I’m in the same boat. I have a few ideas and the more progress I make with them the more money I realize it will take. I would appreciate any information and what is required to apply for the grant.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Joe, Jaime, Brandon:
I justed posted a follow-up for you. It’s hardly an exhaustive list, but I’m trying to point you in the right direction. That’s the June 16 post on this blog, titled Grants. Seriously, Grants.
I hope that helps,
Tim