Ohio State is among a select number of institutions invited by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to nominate early-stage inventors for the Moore Inventor Fellows program. Ohio State may nominate two candidates. Please see details below regarding this opportunity and the internal application instructions. Please contact me with any questions.
Moore Inventor Fellows
Note:Selected fellows will receive funding for three years at a level of $200,000 per year.
Sponsor Due Date: 05/01/2016
Internal Intent Date: 03/14/2016
Limitation Number: 2
Limitation Note: Institutions may submit up to two nomination packets.
Contact the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relation’s Helena Thigpen, thigpen.18@osu.edu, for more information about this foundation.
Internal Candidate Requirements:
Inspired by Gordon Moore’s passion for discovery, we are launching a new competition to identify outstanding early-stage inventors who harness science and technology solutions to enhance scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care. The Moore Inventor Fellowships will focus on investment at a critical stage of research to capture opportunities that otherwise might be missed. We seek to provide freedom and support to the most promising inventors with the most compelling ideas to pursue creative work.
Selected fellows will receive funding for three years at a level of $200,000 per year from the Moore Foundation. In addition to funds for the fellow, the foundation will provide $25,000 each year to the university to cover costs associated with administering the grant award, resulting in a total three-year award of $675,000. Host institutions will be required to make a contribution of $50,000 in annual direct support of the inventor’s work.
Applicant Instructions
Please prepare a 3-page or less description of how the project addresses this program’s guidelines and attach, in the same document, a copy of the PI’s curriculum vitae. Also please include with the description the:
• Sponsor name
• Funding opportunity name and number
• PI’s name, department, and college
• Title of the proposed project
The principal investigator (PI) for the project must meet the PI Status guidelines as defined by the university and the program guidelines. Applicants need to include a statement in the pre-proposal that reads “I have verified that I may serve as a principal investigator for this project.”
When the document is ready click on “Apply Here” at the top of this page to upload and submit the application.
Contact:
Jeff Agnoli, 614-292-6269 , agnoli.1@osu.edu