Industry Funding Opportunities: Technology development, machine intelligence, semiconductor metrology, new computing and devices, and more

Sony Research Award Program

Enhancing emerging and innovative technological development

Internal Deadline: Monday, September 2

Faculty are invited to participate in the 2024 Sony Research Award Program. The Sony Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers. The Faculty Innovation Award provides funds up to $100k to conduct research in Sony’s general areas of interest. The Focused Research Award provides funds up to $150k to conduct research in the areas of Sony’s immediate interest. Please review the links provided for more details regarding the specific areas of interest. These awards contain special terms regarding background intellectual property and may not be suitable for everyone. Please contact BU Technology Development (otd@bu.edu) with any questions regarding your intellectual property and the application.

All proposals must be submitted to Sony by BU Sponsored Programs and will need to be vetted by Technology Development prior to submission. The application window is open until Sunday, September 15. Please submit formatted, complete proposals along with required documentation, a budget, and a fully signed proposal summary form to Sponsored Programs (ospera@bu.edu), Industry Engagement (engagebu@bu.edu), and Technology Development (otd@bu.edu) no later than Monday, September 2.

Any questions related to this opportunity or other industry-sponsored research can be sent to Industry Engagement at engagebu@bu.edu.

Samsung Global Research Outreach

In pursuit of open innovation, new ideas, and technological breakthroughs

Internal Deadline: Friday, August 9

Faculty are invited to participate in the 2024 Samsung Global Research Outreach (GRO) program. The GRO program is an annual call for proposals that invites faculty to propose innovative research ideas for up to $150k in funding which will be evaluated for their novelty and alignment with the following research themes: machine intelligence, semiconductor metrology, new electric materials, interconnect, new computing and device, and environment and energy for sustainability. Please review the link provided for more details regarding the proposal requirements.

All proposals must be submitted to Samsung by BU Sponsored Programs and will need to be vetted by Technology Development prior to submission. The application window is open until Monday, August 19. Please submit formatted, complete proposals along with required documentation, a budget, and a fully signed proposal summary form to Sponsored Programs (ospera@bu.edu), Industry Engagement (engagebu@bu.edu), and Technology Development (otd@bu.edu) no later than Friday, August 9.