Jacob Burgess
Physics & Astronomy
Development of High Sensitivity Low Drift Sensors for THz Light
Research Innovation and Commercialization Grant
The Faculty of Science has invested in a funding opportunity for its faculty members wishing to take the next steps toward concept development for the commercialization of research.

2023 competition
Important Dates
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NOI (Notice of Intent) form submission deadline at 4:30 p.m.
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Full proposal form submission deadline at 4:30 p.m.
Please note: NOI (Notice of Intent) submission is required for eligibility to submit a full proposal. The NOI Intake Form will be available in Winter 2023. If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact us.
About
The purpose of this grant is to stimulate and encourage faculty members to initiate, explore, and develop activities constituting a significant step toward commercializing research. Examples might include, but are not limited to, requests for funding to develop a prototype, validate a concept, carry out a market assessment, conduct a proof-of-concept study, etc.
Value
Proposals may request up to $10K maximum and may be held by an individual faculty member within the Faculty of Science at University of Manitoba, or can be collaborative within departments or interdisciplinary across departments within the Faculty of Science. While the purpose of this funding is to support researchers within the Faculty of Science, collaborators external to the Faculty of Science may be involved in the project.
Mentorship and support
The Faculty of Science will provide support through a mentored concept development session consisting in project-specific feedback from relevant experts to assess and revise concepts to improve feasibility of proposed projects. The Science Innovation Hub will make every effort to offer follow-up supports to Research Innovation and Commercialization Grant recipients to pursue additional subject-matter and commercialization mentorship, access or apply for additional funding, and explore other opportunities for investment beyond the grant period.
Past Competitions
The Faculty of Science Research Innovation and Commercialization Grant has had two successful funding cycles in 2019 and 2021.
2021 recipients:
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Silvia Cardona
Microbiology
A portable CRISPRi-based pathogen detection system -
Mark Fry
Biological Sciences
Antagonism of Voltage gated Na+ channels -
David Herbert
Chemistry
Development of prototype "sustainable dye-sensitized solar cell" devices -
Can-Ming Hu
Physics & Astronomy
Towards commercialization of a novel prototype microwave isolator based on cavity magnonics -
Scott Kroeker
Chemistry
Increasing Molybdenum and Sulfur Loading in Nuclear Waste Glasses
2019 recipients:
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David Herbert
Chemistry
Iron-Based Dyes for Cheap-to-Fabricate Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells -
Saman Muthukumarana
Statistics
User Analytics and Software Development for Assessing Customer Behaviour -
Can-Ming Hu
Physics
Developing a prototype microwave sensor for early detection of insects inside grain kernels -
Frank Schweizer
Chemistry
Hybrid Adjuvants Rescue Antibiotics from Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria -
Francis Lin
Physics
Pre-Commercialization Development of an All-on-Chip Cell Migration Assay -
Parimala Thulasiraman
Computer Science
Smart city Real Time Traffic Forecasting -
Kevin Campbell
Biological Sciences
Genetic engineering nature's solutions into human hemoglobin for therapeutic blood transfusion
Contact us
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April Gislason, PhD
Research Facilitator & Business Development Officer
Faculty of Science
April.Gislason@umanitoba.ca