Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://coopervision.com/our-company/science-and-technology-awards
Sponsor/Award: COOPERVISION - SEEDLING AWARD - 2015/2016 LETTER OF INTENT

Grant Amount: $100,000
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: May 15, 2015
Sponsor's: May 22, 2015

Subject Areas: Optometry
Description:

The goal of the CooperVision Science and Technology (S&T) Award Program is to bring award recipients and CooperVision together to explore new areas of technology advancement. To this end, these awards will bring the best ideas forward to enable the transition of concepts into real-world solutions. Proposed research should demonstrate significant potential for research discoveries and the rapid commercialization of technological advancements within the CooperVision key focus areas for the current year.

The key focus area for FY2016 are: -Approaches to improve contact lens discomfort including intervention and management strategies -Technologies to enhance the functionality of contact lenses beyond conventional vision correction Any researcher with Principal Investigator (PI) status holding a MD, OD, or PhD is eligible to apply. Applicants, such as postdoctoral fellows, with a waiver of PI status must submit appropriate documentation before funding can be received.

Application Details: CooperVision Seedling Awards are intended to incentivize collaborations with CooperVision in a new research area for a one year period. The award enables investigators to generate preliminary data that could be used toward a future CooperVision Translational Research Award. The maximum total cash amount for a CooperVision seedling is $100,000, including indirect costs.Applicants must submit a LOI before May 22, 2015. If the LOI is accepted, applicants will be notified and invited to submit a full proposal. Upon approval of the LOI, applicants may submit a full proposal. The complete proposal must be submitted by the deadline August 14, 2015. Applications are submitted via FluidReview.com available on the CooperVision website.
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Moxey,Laura
Kilianski,Louise

Sponsor Contacts:

STAWARD@COOPERVISION.COM
370 Woodcliff Drive, Suite 200
Fairport, New York, United States