Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation - KSEF
KSEF was created to advance R&D, new product development, and commercialization in Kentucky. To this end, KSEF manages four funding programs: Research and Development Excellence Program, Kentucky Commercialization Fund Program, Kentucky SBIR/STTR Phase Zero and Phase Double Zero Program, and Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program.
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 RDE - Research and Development Excellence Program
RDE's target is achieving excellence in science and engineering in Kentucky, allowing innovation and technology development in existing and emerging areas of research, by making proactive investments through a peer-reviewed competitive selection process. RDE-015 Full Proposal deadline: 01-26-2012 (4PM ET)
KCF - Kentucky Commercialization Fund Program
KCF supports efforts made by faculty in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to commercialize a technology, product, or process that they have developed but not yet licensed.
PZ-DZ - Kentucky SBIR/STTR Phase Zero and Phase Double Zero Program
PZ-DZ funding is earmarked for development of Kentucky-based Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Federal Phase I and Phase II proposals.
Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program
Kentucky Matching Funds Grants are for additional work tasks and activities that support and are complementary to Federal Phase I or Federal Phase II Awards.
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2012 Upcoming Events
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May 30 through June 1, 2012 -- 14th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference at the Louisville Marriott Downtown
__Event page and registration temporarily off-line; contact Mahendra Jain, PhD
June 1, 2012 -- KIEC 2012 (Eighth Annual Kentucky Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference) in Louisville
Register Now for KIEC 2012. The deadline to submit an abstract to be included in the conference program is 05-01-2012; contact Maria Labreveux, PhD
KSEF - Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation
"Advancing R&D, New Product Development, and Commercialization in Kentucky"
200 West Vine Street, Suite 420, Lexington, KY 40507
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