Funding for Seed Translational Acceleration of Research (STAR) Project awards is provided under the “Accelerating Research Translation” (ART) award from the National Science Foundation.
NSF seeks to accelerate the pace of translational research at U.S. Institutions of
Higher Education (IHEs). UW is among the first cohort of NSF ART awardees. The goal
of the program is to build translational research capacity and infrastructure for
U.S. IHEs and to enhance their role in regional innovation ecosystems. STAR projects
are a core component of the ART program. STAR awards provide funding for projects
with strong commercial potential and industry support that can be completed in one
year and to serve as a mechanism for
translational research training and capacity building.
The leadership and core project members of each STAR project selected will be required
to participate in the NSF ART Ambassadors program. NSF ART Ambassadors are advocates
and mentors for research translation and will work together as a team to help build
capacity, accelerate and scale translational and use-inspired research activities,
and institutionalize a culture that recognizes and promotes such activities
at the University of Wyoming.
Applicants must be UW innovators who are full time UW employees (this includes post-doctoral
fellows) in any
discipline. For additional STAR award eligibility, click on the application guidelines
link below.
Guidance on the STAR application process will be provided by the UW Technology Transfer
Office and/or
designated ART Ambassadors.
Each invited applicant for STAR funding must include a letter from the UW Technology
Transfer Office. The
letter must contain:
1. A statement regarding the disclosure status of the technology.
2. A statement on the commercialization status of the technology
3. Details on any materials that were used in the development of the innovation that
were
provided under a Materials Transfer Agreement or otherwise received from an entity
outside of UW.
4. A description of the steps that have been or will be taken protect intellectual
property
associated with the innovation.
