The Juxtopia® Urban Brilliant Application Network (JURBAN) » Funding http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban Improving Human Learning Performance Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:17:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Can New SBIR/STTR bill Fund Robotics Innovation from College Students? http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/2009/07/can-new-sbirsttr-bill-fund-robotics-innovation-from-college-students/ http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/2009/07/can-new-sbirsttr-bill-fund-robotics-innovation-from-college-students/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:49:07 +0000 dwheeler http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/wordpress/?p=480 The new SBIR/STTR legislation, in review, is controversial.  However, the proposed Senate bill, S. 1233, does propose a SBIR-STEM workforce development grant pilot program to encourage SBITR/STTR awardees to provide workforce development opportunities to college students in fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.  
 
In summary, the incentive means 10% of either a Phase I (approximately $100K) or Phase II (approximately $500K to $750K) award dedicated to college students. 
Not a bad incentive to inspire the next autonomous robot product created by college students.
 
A snippet from the bill is as follows:
 
SEC. 202. SBIR-STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PILOT
PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program Established- From amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Administrator shall establish a SBIR-STEM Workforce Development
Grant Pilot Program to encourage the business community to provide workforce
development opportunities for college students, in the fields of science, technology,
engineering, and math (in this section referred to as `STEM college students’), by
providing a SBIR bonus grant.
 
(b) Eligible Entities Defined- In this section the term `eligible entity’ means a grantee
receiving a grant under the SBIR Program on the date of the bonus grant under
subsection (a) that provides an internship program for STEM college students.
 
(c) Awards- An eligible entity shall receive a bonus grant equal to 10 percent of
either a Phase I or Phase II grant, as applicable, with a total award maximum of not
more than $10,000 per year.
 
(d) Evaluation- Following the fourth year of funding under this section, the
Administrator shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the SBIR-STEM
Workforce Development Grant Pilot Program.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section–
 
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]]> http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/2009/07/can-new-sbirsttr-bill-fund-robotics-innovation-from-college-students/feed/ 0 Peter Diamandis Scholarship: Trip to South Korea for SGC’09 http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/2009/07/peter-diamandis-scholarship-trip-to-south-korea-for-sgc09/ http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/2009/07/peter-diamandis-scholarship-trip-to-south-korea-for-sgc09/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:53:30 +0000 admin http://www.juxtopia.org/jurban/wordpress/?p=375 http://www.spacegeneration.org/node/2540.]]> sgc09

Peter Diamandis is graciously once again showing his support for SGAC by sponsoring a scholarship to Daejeon, South Korea for our 2009 Space Generation Congress (SGC)! Please click here for more information: http://www.spacegeneration.org/node/2540.

The SGC is an international student/young professional space workshop that takes place right before one of the world’s largest international aerospace conferences, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). You need to apply for the SGC and then for the scholarship. This scholarship will pay for a trip to South Korea and then one can stay for the IAC. Please read the following email for more information. Please pass it on to any students or young professionals (under 33) who would be interested.

The deadline is Friday, July 31st…so don’t wait!

Also don’t forget to also apply today (http://www.explorerswanted.com/) for SGC’09 as the application deadline, July 15th, is less than a week away! It is on it’s way to being one of the best SGC’s ever.

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