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Get your research off the ground with WiSys Spark Grants

MADISON—WiSys is seeking grant applications for small-scale, proof-of-concept research projects. 

The WiSys Spark Grant program, with awards of $500 to $10,000 per project, supports faculty, academic staff and student research projects that may:

  • Have existing preliminary findings.
  • Demonstrate the commercial potential of a new concept, technology or invention.
  • Highlight the need for additional support to advance a technology to the marketplace.

Deadlines vary by campus: 

  • UW-Parkside  //  Nov. 2, 2020
  • UW-Stevens Point  //  Nov. 6, 2020
  • UW-Stout  //  Nov. 30, 2020
  • UW-Green Bay  //  Dec. 14, 2020
  • UW-River Falls  //  Jan. 11, 2021
  • UW-Superior  //  Jan. 15, 2021
  • UW-Eau Claire  //  Jan. 22, 2021
  • UW-La Crosse  //  Feb. 1, 2021
  • UW-Whitewater  //  Feb. 12, 2021
  • UW-Platteville  //  Feb. 24, 2021
  • UW Oshkosh  //  March 1, 2021

For more information and application details, visit wisys.org/grants/spark.

WiSys is a nonprofit organization that works with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the UW System to facilitate cutting-edge research programs, develop and commercialize discoveries and foster a spirit of innovative and entrepreneurial thinking across the state.