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High Tech Rochester and Cornell CCMR Offer JumpStart Grants for Fall 2010
Get a JumpStart on your material concerns!
The application period for Fall 2010 JumpStart awards is here!
Deadline: Friday, June 25 at 5:00 pm
HTR is again partnering with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) to connect Finger Lakes Region businesses with the JumpStart Grant program.
JumpStart helps fund and create the initial collaboration with university researchers. Project funding covers faculty and their research staff, facilities, services, and materials. Projects up to $15,000 are funded by matching company contributions with JumpStart funds. The cash input from the company is capped at $5,000.
Benefits of the CCMR JumpStart Program:
- Cost effectively identify and resolve materials or process problems
- Access to cutting-edge research and faculty knowledge
- Access to state-of-the-art materials testing facilities
- Matching NYSTAR funding for participating companies
Examples of how companies have taken advantage of this program:
- New product prototype development and construction
- Mathematical modeling for proof of concept studies
- Improved materials for a manufacturability
- Selection of materials for new products
- Development of existing products for new markets
Awardees may utilize $1 of NYSTAR funds (via the center sponsoring their project) for every $2 of company expenses for projects of up to $15,000 in value. Up to half of company expenses may be in the form of non-cash contributions such as employee time, travel expenses, materials and supplies, the remainder in the form of cash expenditures. Project funding covers resources such as faculty, research staff, facilities services, and materials. Recipients will be selected in July for Fall Semester projects beginning in August 2010.
FAQs
- Can our “real world problems “be effectively addressed by a university research group? Yes, since 2005 the JumpStart program has been successfully solving “real world” problems
- Is it difficult to apply? No, the application form is simple and on-line
- Will I qualify? Yes, if you are a NYS-based business with less than 500 employees and have a material concern, you are a prime candidate
- Can I afford university-based R&D? Yes, costs will not exceed $5K in company cash
- Will I have to do all the legwork myself? No, center staff members will assist you through the process from planning to completion
For assistance with the application process contact
John Sinnott, CCMR Industrial Program Manager
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