Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) is offering seed funding to projects that aim to provide technical advice and innovation support to small and medium-sized enterprises in British Columbia (BC). The projects are expected to foster partnership development between companies and UBC researchers for both short and long-term joint activities.
Proposal submission:
• Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2020 (round 2).
• Application review and funding decision will be made within about a week after submission.
• Due to limited funding, early proposal submission is highly encouraged.
Funding availability: Maximum $5,000 per project.
UBC faculty members in collaboration with their industry partners are invited to submit their applications to this program. More information can be found in the documents below.
Program guideline for researchers
We are inviting SME companies in BC to submit a short description of their R&D interests and projects for which they are willing to obtain technical support through this program. More information can be found in the documents below.
Program guideline for industry
Please direct any inquiries to:
Mahdi Takaffoli, MMRI Research Engineer
mahdi.takaffoli@ubc.ca
Phone: (250) 807-9108
Initiative supported in part by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP):