Summer 2026 Pre-proposal Application

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University of Rochester Principal Investigator(Required)

First Last

Related UR Ventures Submitted Technology

The invention must be disclosed to UR Ventures and must be properly assigned to UR prior to submission of an application.

Have you already filed an Invention Disclosure with UR Ventures related to the subject technology?(Required)

Yes

Will the invention be assigned to University of Rochester?(Required)

Yes

** A previously submitted invention disclosure is required to complete an application for the TDF. Please submit an Invention Disclosure here. Once submitted, it will take up to one business day to receive an invention disclosure number to complete the application process. You must also agree that the invention will be assigned to UR in order to proceed with this TDF application. **

Associated UR Ventures Invention Disclosure Number for This Application

If you don’t know the number of the already submitted invention disclosure, please contact UR Ventures at URVenturesInfo@urmc.rochester.edu

Personal Information

Your School(Required)

Your Department(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Your Position(Required)

Faculty

Staff

Student

Post-Doc

Previous TDF Funds

Have TDF funds been received previously for the same or similar project?(Required)

If “Yes”: what was accomplished with the funds, what is the current status of the technology, and how is the new proposal distinct from the previous funded project?

Royalty Sharing

Royalty Sharing Policy(Required)

In order to ensure that the Fund is evergreen, the Project’s researchers and inventors will be required to share revenue on (a) existing intellectual property identified in the Project, and (b) new intellectual property which arises out of the Project. Twenty-five percent (25%) of all revenues, net of patent and legal fees, received by the University from the licensing of the technology will be paid into the Fund until three times the amount of the Fund Award has been repaid. This payment will be considered an out-of-pocket cost of licensing the intellectual property and will be applied against the incoming revenues in the same manner as are patent and legal fees under current University Policy on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer. All project personnel will be required to agree to this royalty sharing provision for funding to be released. Answer “YES” if you have read and agree to follow this policy.

Yes

** Funding through the TDF is only available to parties that agree to the Fund’s Royalty Sharing Policy.

Proposal Information

Proposal Title(Required)

Amount of Funding Requested(Required)

($100,000 maximum funding amount)

Background(Required)

Briefly describe your recent research, the problem that you are solving, and the benefits of your proposed solution. How is this innovation differentiated from commercially available technologies? What is the competitive landscape (including technologies in development that are not yet commercial)? What is the estimated market potential?

Proposed Research Plan(Required)

Briefly outline the goals and objectives for the proposed TDF project, as well as the amount of award requested ($100,000 maximum). Include a short list of budget items for which this funding will be used.
Briefly outline your project timeline.
Briefly describe the post project plan. What is your strategy for post-project commercialization? Outline the estimated resources it might take to either obtain additional developmental funding or launch your product into the marketplace.

Investigator and other Information(Required)

List all principals involved and your collaborators
List all sources of current funding
List whether you require resources outside the university to achieve the proposed project goals (e.g. prototyping or service providers)

References (1 to 5)(Required)

List relevant references (up to 5) including the Invention Disclosure information

2026 Pre-proposal Application Form

Related UR Ventures Submitted Technology

Personal Information

Previous TDF Funds

Royalty Sharing

Proposal Information