Deadline: 19 February 2024
The World Bank is accepting proposals for the Research Commercialization Grant Program to support technology commercialization sub-projects from Research Organizations and Higher Education Institutions.
MUNIS is a unique development project implemented jointly by the World bank and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, aiming at enabling the development of a market-oriented national innovation system in Uzbekistan. The project is provided 50 million US dollars to realize several research and innovation grant programs.
Objectives
- By supporting the selection and implementation of research commercialization sub-projects, the RCP pursues the following objectives:
- Build and strengthen systemic partnerships between industry, research institutes, and universities for technology development and transfer to address systemic problems in manufacturing sectors.
- Stimulate SME’s investment activity in R&D and private research organizations of high-quality R&D.
- Contribute to collective efforts to develop new technologies in areas of national importance.
- Cooperate with leading international research centers and global businesses.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to US $150,000
Benefits
- The Research Commercialization Program has an allocation of US $4 million and will:
- finance research commercialization sub-projects on the development of proof-of-concept and small-scale prototyping, and
- provide mentorship to sub-projects with commercialization potential. Grant recipient for RCP grant funds must be a legal entity created after the grant is awarded in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the form of LLC.
Criteria
- Eligible Applicants- individual researchers
- Selection is based on two core principles:
- technological readiness and
- commercialization potential of the project.
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