Opportunity Awards are small awards for conferences, workshops, and outreach events that promote dialogue between University and Industry Communities.

We award up to $15,000 to support activities that:

• communicate developments in relevant research fields at UC and within California firms;
• enhance faculty, student, and staff understanding of commercial technology research, technology transfer, and opportunities for cooperative research with private sponsors; and
• assess and improve university approaches to technology transfer and administration of industry-sponsored research.

These awards are not provided for departmental seminar series, ongoing, national/international meetings of scientific organizations.

How to Submit a Proposal

Use the online system to submit a proposal at any time, but no later than 2 months prior to the proposed activity. Do not submit by mail or e-mail. They will not be accepted.

Applicants

Eligible applicants must be UC faculty and approved staff (consult with the IUCRP) whose professional responsibilities are substantially related to the conduct or administration of the University.

Criteria for Awards:

• Scientific Meeting - scholarly merit
• A California location
• Relevance to Program goals
• Active industry participation as speakers and in the audience
• We have lists of California companies for your reference - download excel file
• 5 minutes on agenda for a presentation on UC Discovery Grant, if awarded funding

Review Process

Proposals are peer-reviewed on a competitive basis by the Executive Committee and by expert scientists and engineers drawn from the University of California system.