(FOA)-Limited
Submission – Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation – Moore Inventor Fellows; January
8, 2019
Purpose: The Moore Inventor Fellows program supports
scientist-inventors at a critical stage of research to capture opportunities
that otherwise might be missed. The program seeks to provide freedom and support
early-career scientist-inventors who create new tools and technologies with a
high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s areas of interest:
scientific research, environmental conservation and patient
care.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to faculty and
staff at eligible institutions. All candidates must be no more than 10 years
past receiving their Ph.D., M.D., M.S. or other terminal degree. Fellows must be
engaged in the pursuit of their invention at least 25 percent time for the
three-year duration of the award.
Funding Amount/ Project
Period: $675,000 over three years.
The fellow receives $600,000 and the home institution receives $75,000.
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Matching Requirement:
$50,000/year in annual
direct support of the inventor’s work. See the
FAQs for specific guidance on
the institution’s annual contribution.
Institutional Limit:
2
Internal
Competition: To
participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the
following,assembled
into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via
this
portal
with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by January 8,
2019:
A committee will be
convened to review the material and make a recommendation.
For questions or issues
with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox
(limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.
Agency Deadline: Basic
nominee information - February 11, 2019.
All application materials - March 4, 2019