TU Innovation Institute: Provost's Proof of Concept Application Information Session #1

In collaboration with the Office of the Provost, the Tulane University Innovation Institute is pleased to announce the opening of the Fall 2024 round of the Provost’s Proof of Concept (PPOC) Fund, marking the fourth cycle of this signature Innovation Institute program. This grant, up to $50,000, is designed to help advance promising ideas and technologies to a become market ready. To summarize: 

This is a competitive funding opportunity with minimal administrative lift on your part. 

$50,000 will be dispersed based on a mutually agreed-upon timeline and two-three milestones. 

Projects will be judged based on technical merit and feasibility as well as commercial potential. Customer discovery and competitive intelligence must be included as part of the application. Our focus is to uplift scalable technologies, products, and services. 

Outside industry experts will be used to help evaluate the merit of projects. 

Please apply using the StartupWind platform here. Additional information can be found on the Tulane University Innovation Institute website here. You can also check out our portfolio of funded projects at this link. 

We will be hosting two informational sessions via ZOOM to walk through the application and answer any questions you may have. Please use the links below to RSVP. In addition, we encourage you to contact us directly with any questions or requests for support for your application, please reach out to Jillian at JDelosReyes@tulane.edu.