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Aug. 18, 5 p.m.—Deadline to disclose inventionsÌý
Sept. 1, 5 p.m.—Deadline to submit draft budgetsÌý
Sept. 15, 11:59 p.m.—Deadline to apply to LVCÌý

Through Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), Venture Partners at CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) fund the university's top innovations with grants up to $125,000 that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and have strong scientific support.Ìý

Learn more about funding opportunitiesÌýwith Venture Partners.

Sept. 5-Oct. 6
Application deadline Aug. 29

Research-to-Market (R2M) is a four-week program that teaches science and engineering inventors and teams the process of customer discovery and how to find a market for their technology by getting out of the lab.

Learn more aboutÌýEntrepreneurial TrainingÌýwith Venture Partners andÌýNSF's I-Corps^TMÌýHub: West

Nov. 3-17
Application deadline Oct. 31

Starting Blocks equips researchers, creators, engineers and scientists from any research institution with the tools and resources needed to bring their innovations to those in need and enhance their competitiveness for funding. Over three weeks, gain a deeper understanding of the commercialization process, develop a solid foundation in business concepts and accelerate your journey toward commercialization.Ìý

Learn more aboutÌýEntrepreneurial TrainingÌýwith Venture Partners andÌýNSF's I-Corps^TMÌýHub: West

Application deadline Aug. 17

A product innovation showcase and competition that connects clean technology solutions to the oil and natural gas industry.ÌýInnovative solutions providers will complete a competitive vetting process, after which 10 to 12 companies will be invited to present their technologies to the partners and sponsors.

Application now open

Antler isÌýlooking for founders with a proven track record of execution (across a range of academic and professional backgrounds), who are fiercely ambitious, who possess an intense bias towards executionÌýand who are innately driven to change the world.

Application deadline Oct. 17

A two-year fellowship to turn your technology concept into a product.ÌýFor two years, Activate supports fellows with a full-time living stipend, mentorship, an entrepreneurial education, access to funders and industry experts, and funding to access the facilities they need to turn their research into a first product.Ìý

Venture Partners provides faculty, research staff and graduate students with entrepreneurship tools, events, programs and training to learn how to leverage their intellectual property, start a company on campus, generate a licensing deal, assess product-market fit, develop successful commercialization strategies and generate options for increasing their technology's impact outside of the lab.
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