Chancellor’s Innovation Fund WAYS TO ENGAGE

The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund accepts applications annually as part of its funding cycle. Pre-proposals are typically due in October of each year and highlight the commercial application and market need for university-owned innovations. Semi-finalists are invited to submit a full proposal and a select number of finalists are invited to pitch their project to the CIF Selection Committee, a group consisting of regional investors and entrepreneurial support organization leaders, in May of each year.

All NC State innovators eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator can apply to the CIF and an invention disclosure for the technology must be on file with the Office of Research Commercialization (ORC) to be considered for funding.

Learn more about the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund and how to apply by visiting: go.ncsu.edu/cif-funding