***repost from UMBC Research and Creative Achievement Opportunities***

With support provided by the Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA) and the Office of Research and Creative Achievement (ORCA), we are happy to announce a new funding initiative called FEAT. The program is designed to help broaden the technology pipeline, while also assisting with later stage technology commercialization. It is available to UMBC’s entrepreneurial PIs to advance their technical concept, or their idea (social/behavioral/policy related) in conjunction with technology, towards commercial success, and out to meet societal needs. FEAT is flexible to assist UMBC researchers in obtaining additional commercialization funding, and providing mentorship services.

FEAT will support things like prototype builds, market surveys, business plans, CEO support, mentoring assistance, special facility or equipment access -whatever your specific needs are to obtain your next commercialization funding (MII, MIPS, SBIR/STTR, Momentum Funds, etc.).  This program will also enable UMBC, through OTD and bwtech, to identify for faculty existing resources, as well as provide new resources (like Market databases) based on faculty requests.

Proposal and Award Requirements:  UMBC PI eligible applicants must submit a one-page proposal which details the following:

• A non-confidential summary of the idea and its value proposition. What sets you apart from the competition?
• Describe how the funding will result in the project receiving additional internal or external funding [ABCE CENTRE fund, OTD Technology Catalyst Fund, TEDCO Maryland Innovation Initiative, UMD I-Corps , Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), SBIR/ STTR program basics ] or advancing the technology to disclosure, licensing, or the creation of a start-up company.
• A list of goals you hope to achieve. What specific threshold(s) will you cross?
• The amount of funds needed for the project using a budget table.
• When you will need the funds and when you expect the work to be completed.

• Deliverable – After the project is completed, awardee will provide a brief summary of how the funding assisted in the advancement of the technology. This can be relatively short (MII requirement satisfied, proposal submitted, award received, technology licensed, start-up formed).

Deadlines: Rolling submission, due the first Monday of the month, monthly reviews. Submit your one-page proposal to Wendy Martin at wmartin@umbc.edu. Reviewed monthly, proposals are funded at the level deemed necessary to achieve the goals outlined in the proposal.

Register today! 

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Hello Everyone,
GEARS in collaboration with Scott Morgan, President of The Morgan Group of Washington is hosting a leadership workshop titled "3 Minute Thesis / The Gritty Talks Training Session" on November 16th, at 10 am, Commons 331.

The workshop is open to all graduate students at UMBC interested in improving their presentation skills. 

However, it is well suited for students who are interested in participating in 3 Minute Thesis, PowerPoint Roulette, The Gritty Talks, etc.

Interested students can reserve a spot by filling out the registration form below. Thank you.
https://forms.gle/VM5P5zfL4jPDY3my8
Contact Gears: gsa-gears-group@umbc.edu

Attendees will get tips regarding media training, and public speaking, and learn how to properly express an idea in a short time.
Regards,
Team GEARS 

Exhausted from the workload of this semester, ready for a fun evening to relax, rewind, and win!

The GEARS is coming up with Trivia Night on the 16th of November, 5:30 pm to 8 pm, Lecture Hall 1!

Do you have an innate inclination towards minute details? Always ready to impress your friends with random facts?

Then, our "Trivia Night" is totally for you! 

Please, get your team registered by filling the Google form below. 

P.S. People who don't have teams go ahead and register and we will find a team for you!

Hurry and register your teams, as we have limited capacity. Thank you!

(Food included)

On this episode we hear a rebroadcast of a special 5th anniversary event hosted by the UMBC Center for Social Science (CS3).

The roundtable, which took place in October of 2023, brought together three fabulous UMBC alumni from across the social sciences: Dr. Delta Merner, (GES '14), Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation at the Union of Concerned Scientists; Dr. Brent Gibbons, (PUBL '13), Health Policy Researcher in the Health Economics Program at RTI International; and Dr. Brittany Gay, (PSYC '21), Associate Director of Implementation Science at the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC).  The roundtable was moderated by CS3's Associate Director, Dr. Felipe Filomeno.  Click here for a full recording of the event.

Campus Connections

Stay tuned for a special Campus Connection featuring our new Production Assistant, Jean Kim, who details two fabulous programs for current students sponsored by CS3:

Data Science Scholars

GRANTED Award

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