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inviting proposals for the</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_x_x_mark74srows8l ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Innovation</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_x_x_mark1wmr047m1 ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Venture</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_x_x_markwctem5ngg ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Investment
Program (</span><span class="x_x_x_markwctem5ngg ContentPasted0" style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span data-markjs="true" class="x_markckf90wpv2 ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">iViP</span></span><span class="x_x_x_markwctem5ngg ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">).</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box" class="ContentPasted0">Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023</strong></span></p>
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view current and past awardees</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box" class="ContentPasted0">The <span data-markjs="true" class="x_markckf90wpv2 ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">iViP</span> funds
novel and potentially transformative research in any area of inquiry that has the potential to fundamentally alter our understanding of an important principle or paradigm, and/or involves a significant technology advance. Proposals are intended to launch new
research areas and projects; due to limited funds available, proposals to obtain additional preliminary data for the next grant submission of an existing research program area will not be considered. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box" class="ContentPasted0">All projects must show strong evidence that they will ultimately stimulate significant impactful research and
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box" class="ContentPasted0">The proposal format is intentionally flexible; proposals can be submitted as a standard short grant application
or as a white paper. The period of support is from six months to two years; maximum budget is $90,000 though smaller projects will be considered favorably. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box" class="ContentPasted0">Please submit a single PDF file containing the proposal and budget to </span><span style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-loopstyle="link" style="font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(171, 5, 32);" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px">zaidaz@arizona.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box" class="ContentPasted0">.
Funding decisions will be made by the Associate Vice President for Research based on recommendations from a faculty review committee. </span></p>
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