NSERC Innovation Challege Award

["Knorr, Jennifer" <jennifer.knorr@usask.ca>]

 

 

Canadian Innovation Challenge Award

$10,000 prize and two $5,000 runner-up prizes

Honorable Mention prizes

 

 

Have you Considered the Commercial Potential of your Research?

If you’ve conducted research in the natural sciences or engineering at the Master’s or PhD level, and you have some ideas about how to transform that research into a commercial product or service, you may be in line to win one of the Innovation Challenge Awards.

 

 

The U of S & Innovation Place Award—Two $500 Awards

Two applicants are accepted from each Canadian University for the national competition. The first step is to apply through the Industry Liaison Office.  The two University of Saskatchewan finalists will represent the University in the national competition and will receive:

ü  Cash award of $500;

ü  An invitation to the Celebrate Success gala awards ceremony, hosted by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce—SABEX Awards on May 18th, 2010 where winners’ names will be announced.

 

 

To be Eligible you Must

ü  have conducted research within the natural sciences or engineering at the Master’s or PhD level;

ü  have submitted or expect to submit, your thesis between May 15, 2009 and May 14, 2010 ; and

ü  be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada at the time of nomination.

 

Further criteria and NSERC guidelines can be found at:

http://www.nserc-nserc-crsng.gc.ca/en/innovation or http://www.usask.ca/research/ilo/

 

 

Submissions received by 4:00 pm on Monday, May 3, 2010 at:

Innovation Challenge

Industry Liaison Office

University of Saskatchewan

501 121 Research Drive

Saskatoon, SK  S7N 1K2

Or email:  janet.wilson@usask.ca

                                      For more information contact Janet Wilson at 966 1465