Research at The University of Toledo : Phase 0 SBIR/STTR Program

Phase 0 SBIR/STTR Program

Proposals Accepted at Any Time

This program supports a faculty member’s participation in the development of a proposal to a SBIR/STTR program. This program buttresses the aim of the UT strategic plan to support the technology transfer goals of the institution. An award of $4,500 may be made to a faculty member who will collaborate with a small business in the development and submission of an SBIR/STTR proposal.  The faculty member is expected to work with the university to protect intellectual property rights to the products or processes described in the proposal.  The University of Toledo must receive a subcontract for collaborative research as part of the funded project.

Faculty members at all ranks are eligible for this funding.  The purpose of the program is to encourage faculty to work with the local small business community in the development and submission of SBIR/STTR proposals.

The application must include the following:
 

1. A completed Phase 0 SBIR/STTR cover page. 
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2. A one-page summary of the plan to work with the small business in a collaborative manner for the preparation and submission of the proposal.
    
3. A one-page statement providing evidence that the project is likely to be favorably reviewed by the agency.
    
4. A letter from the small business agreeing to collaborate on the project with UT participating as a subcontractor along with a statement that the company will follow UT’s  intellectual property rights policy.
    
5. A letter from the faculty member’s dean in support of the project.

Submit one hard copy of your proposal with the signed cover sheet plus an electronic copy of the complete proposal as a single PDF file (via E-mail or disk) to Dr. Elsa Nadler, Office of Research Development, 3rd Floor, CCE Building, Health Science Campus, urafp@utoledo.edu or elsa.nadler@utoledo.edu.