During a course project, it’s not uncommon for a student to propose a solution to a problem facing society — a solution that the instructor may affirm as promising and worth exploring further. The Esposito Family Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (EFCIE) supports the development and refinement of such solutions through innovation grants.
EFCIE innovation grants bring faculty mentors and students together in student-faculty teams to expand on initial student work either by developing a working prototype or by assessing the viability of a proposed solution in a rigorous manner. As part of this process, experts from EFCIE will mentor each student-faculty team in the areas of evaluating market opportunities and guiding validated solutions to society.
Term: 1 year
Value:
A total of $20,000 is available for the General Stream (with $5,000 each contributed by the Office of the Vice-President, Students, the Office of the Vice-President External, and the Office of the Vice-Provost Academic & Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies).
A total of $5,000 is available for the STEM Stream (contributed by the Faculty of Science).
Deadline: Mon, January 31
https://ufv.ca/innovation-entrepreneurship/students/innovation-grant/
For more information, contact Elicia Tournier at elicia.tournier@ufv.ca
01/29/2022