VentureWell’s E-Teams program provides funds for faculty-led multidisciplinary student teams to bring inventions to market. E-teams must contain a minimum of two active undergraduate or graduate RIT students as key members, and a faculty mentor who will serve as Principal Investigator (PI).
Applicants for the May program cycle must submit project abstracts (described below) to Charles Bush at cebsrs@rit.edu by April 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm.
Full program details are at https://venturewell.org/student-grants/(link is external)
Students should view the E-Teams webinar prior to preparing a proposal.
Students looking for faculty mentors are urged to contact the Simone Center.
Budget
Stage 1 ($5,000) and Stage 2 ($20,000) awards cover travel expenses related to attending an E-Teams workshop. Remaining funds may be used for expenses associated with furthering the innovation. Indirect Costs are not allowed. Awards are made to and managed by RIT, not to individual applicants.
How to apply
At least one week prior to submission, RIT Principal Investigators must complete a Proposal Routing Form (PRF) and obtain all required RIT approvals.
Student team members should read and understand RIT’s intellectual property policy for students before developing an application: https://www.rit.edu/research/ipmo/resources/for-students
Proposals must be submitted by an RIT Research Administrator from the office of sponsored research and must follow all instructions as detailed in the program guidelines. During submission, all e-teams are required to obtain verifications of support from the Principal Investigator, Administrative Contact, and PI’s Department Chair.
Failure to comply with the above instructions may require applicants to wait for the next cycle to submit.
Project Abstract Contents
Cover Sheet:
Name the RIT Principal Investigator and their contact information.
Name the RIT students, their programs of study, expected graduation dates, and project roles. At least two key members of the E-Team must be current RIT students during the life of the award.
Narrative (1 page max)
Describe the technology, its commercial potential, and project budget.