Synopsis. VentureWell awards Faculty Grants of up to $30,000 for the purpose of strengthening existing curricular programs and/or building new courses and programs that engage student teams in developing and pursuing scalable solutions to real world needs through Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E). The Spring 2021 Sustainable Design Faculty Grants cycle will support faculty and staff who are committed to cultivating I&E dedicated to positive social impact and environmental sustainability, and will integrate sustainable design concepts tools, and frameworks into their I&E curriculum.
Program Solicitation: https://venturewell.org/facultygrants/.
All interested applicants are encouraged to participate in an Informational Webinar on April 19: https://go.venturewell.org/l/388732/2021-03-17/z352k7
Organization Limit. RIT may only submit two faculty grant proposals to VentureWell. Proposals may only be resubmitted once.
Internal Proposals. RIT may only submit two Faculty Grant proposals to VentureWell. As soon as you make the decision to apply, please complete the Limited Submission Notice of Intent to Submit webform available here: https://www.rit.edu/research/srs/node/2045. Available slots will be reserved as Intent to Submit forms are received.
Deadlines. The VentureWell deadline is May 19, 2021.