Hello Bioneers,

I am writing to announce the release of an exciting new grant opportunity: Sustainable Vision, offered through NCIIA, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. Below is the formal announcement. It's time to train the next generation of sustainable technology entrepreneurs!

Best,
Noah Enelow
Program Associate
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
nenelow@nciia.org

Sustainable Vision Grants
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) is pleased
to announce its new Sustainable Vision grants program. These exploratory
grants will support the creation of new U.S. and international initiatives
and will help define transferable and replicable models for effective and
sustainable technology entrepreneurship. Sustainable Vision grants will fund
innovative educational programs that move ideas to commercialization for the
benefit of the environment and people in need. The grants will support
enrichment and deepening of ongoing programs by building and strengthening
interpersonal and inter-institutional networks, and creating new initiatives
within existing programs.

Our definition of a successful Sustainable Vision grant project:
€ Positive economic impact on a targeted population
€ Growth that is sustainable through internally generated resources
€ Ongoing partnerships capable of bringing about further change
€ A documented process that can be replicated in other settings

Who may apply?
Tenured or tenure-track faculty and staff from NCIIA member institutions may
apply on behalf of collaborative teams involving representatives from
education and industry. Collaborations with governmental and non-profit
organizations are also encouraged.

What will be funded?
Sustainable Vision grants will support programs that apply technology
entrepreneurship to address poverty and environmental degradation, and/or
meet basic human needs such as clean air and water, nutrition, health care,
and shelter. Preferred proposals will:
€ Build upon existing relationships (e.g. historic exchange programs
between the applicant institution and an institution overseas)
€ Establish measurable educational objectives
€ Follow a collaborative rather than an aid model
€ Plan to engage beneficiaries of new technologies in their design and
development
€ Generate entrepreneurial opportunities
€ Demonstrate sustainability after the end of the grant period
€ Include documentation of market potential
€ Examine environmental and social outcomes
€ Apply technological innovation or innovative use of resources
€ Show potential global impact
€ Address the needs of people living in poverty

For more information and to apply, please visit: http://www.nciia.org/g_sustainable.html. Application deadline is October 27, 2006.