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TEXAS PROOF OF CONCEPT AWARDS

These awards provide competitive funding for UT faculty members or permanent researchers with a principal investigator (PI) status to accelerate the tech commercialization process.
Texas Proof of Concept Awards
  • Maximum value of $25,000
  • No matching requirement
Texas+ Proof of Concept Awards
  • Maximum value of $125,000
  • Requires the applicant to secure $125,000 in matching funds from an industry partner

See previous awardees

SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS

America's Seed Fund provides funding to companies developing technologies aligned with federal research objectives. For early-stage research, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs offer Phase I funding to demonstrate the merit of your discovery.

Discovery to Impact Bridge to Phase II Support Grant
These awards provide Phase I awardees who are developing UT Austin technologies with additional funding (up to $30,000) to make their Phase II applications more competitive.

Deadline:
Tuesday, March 4, 5:00pm Central Time

Click here for the Request for Applications or email Andrew Worden, Entrepreneurship Program Manager, for more information.
On-Demand SBIR/STTR Resources

Webinar Library

Interested in SBIR/STTR funding but not sure where to begin? Writing your proposal and looking for expert guidance? On-demand webinars about SBIR/STTR programs and agency proposal requirements are available to the UT Austin community at no cost through our collaboration with BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting.

To receive your coupon code to watch for free, register here. Webinars run approximately 45-minutes or less.

Once you access a webinar, it will be available to view for 90 days.