Center Funding
The Biotechnology Center offers funding programs, including loans and grants, to foster collaboration among researchers, educators and businesses. These are designed to leverage larger financial rewards and societal benefits, including jobs, across the state.
Here are links to more specific information:
- Research Grants fund collaborations, new ideas, equipment and faculty recruitment.
- Education Grants support classroom activities, undergraduate research and course development.
- Technology Development Grants
- Business Loans
- Miscellaneous Grants include event support, regional development and grant training.
To support the Biotechnology Center's Agricultural Biotechnology Initiative, we encourage submissions that have an ag biotech focus for all of our research, economic development and education grant programs.
The Biotechnology Center uses Grant and Loan Reporting Forms during its grant administration process.
ALL GRANT DEADLINES ARE AT NOON
If the Center is closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances, proposals are due at NOON on the next business day that the Center is open.
Research Grants
| Grant | Description | Deadlines |
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Biotechnology Research Grant |
Supports investigators at universities and non-profit institutions in targeted areas. Preproposals are required. Maximum: $75,000 |
Preproposal: Sept. 21, 2011 Full Proposal: Feb. 1, 2012 |
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Collaborative Funding Grant |
Supports a university-company partnership by providing funding for a post-doctoral fellow or technician in a university laboratory who will conduct research on a project of commercial interest. Maximum $50,000/yr. |
Cycle 1:
Cycle 2: |
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Institutional Development Grant |
Provides core equipment that will be used by multiple faculty members. Maximum: $200,000 |
Aug. 31, 2011 |
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Multidisciplinary Research Grant |
Encourages at least three North Carolina scientists from different disciplines to collaborate. Maximum: $250,000 |
June 29, 2011 |
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Oliver Smithies Faculty Recruitment Grant |
Assists with the recruitment of top scientific talent to regional universities. Maximum: $250,000 |
Closed for Fiscal Year 2012 |
Education Grants
| Grant | Description | Deadlines |
|---|---|---|
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Education Enhancement Grant Program |
Supports the design and implementation of biotechnology education programs. Maximum: $100,000 PLEASE NOTE: The funding cycle for 2011-2012 is complete; please check back in May 2012 for our next EEG funding cycle. |
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Undergraduate Biotechnology Research Fellowship |
Supports student research fellowships to encourage interest in and preparation for careers in biotechnology. Maximum: $5,000 |
12:00 NOON, January 25, 2012 |
Technology Development Grants
| Grant | Description | Deadlines |
|---|---|---|
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Technology Enhancement Grant (TEG) |
For university technology transfer offices to support research and other commercially important activities that will make a technology licensable. Maximum: $50,000 |
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Biotechnology Center Business Loans
| Grant or Loan | Description | Deadlines |
|---|---|---|
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Company Inception Loan (CIL) |
Supports business inception and related activities that are critical to the early-stage start-up of a company. Maximum: $30,000 |
Rolling |
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Small Business Research Loan (SRL) |
Assists companies by supporting applied research critical to the development of products, processes, or tools with clear commercial potential. Requires the co-submission of a research proposal and a business plan. Maximum: $250,000 |
Quarterly |
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Strategic Growth Loan (SGL) |
Matches Biotechnology Center loan support with angel group or venture capital investments to fund biotechnology companies that have already established technical proof-of-concept and require further corporate development support. A maximum of two SGLs allowed per company. Maximum: $250,000 |
Quarterly |
Miscellaneous Grants
| Description | Deadlines | |
|---|---|---|
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Biotechnology Meeting Grant |
Supports national and international biotechnology meetings. Maximum: $10,000 |
Quarterly: |
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Biotechnology Event Sponsorship |
Supports North Carolina-based events. Maximum: $3,000 |
Quarterly: |
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Grantsmanship Training Grant |
Provides financial support for grant writing training activities for faculty and staff of North Carolina colleges and universities and other non-profits who are involved in research or programs related to the life sciences. Maximum: $5,000 |
Program closed |
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Regional Development Grant |
Aids in developing early-stage life science initiatives statewide. Preproposals are required. Maximum: $75,000 |
First Cycle: Second Cycle: Feb. 1, 2012 |
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Centers of Innovation Award |
Intended to develop selected biotechnology-related industries and support commercialization of research in those fields. |