INTRODUCTION:   The National Science Foundation in Washington DC have joined INDUNIV Research Consortium to provide a Workshop directed to researchers and investigators from the Academia and Private sector, with the goal of providing a PRACTICAL discussion of how to be successful in applying and receiving a positive review for the funding opportunities provided by the programs of SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) and the STTR (Small Technology Transfer Innovation R

Verizon is offering $10 million in prizes for innovators and companies who propose the most innovative solutions utilizing Verizon’s unique combination of network, device and platform technologies to help reinvent and empower the three core areas of healthcare, education and sustainability. The prize awards in each of the three core areas include the following:

A fellowship for marine science  postdoctoral scholars and doctoral candidates interested in bridging the gap between science and policy by spending a year in Washington DC researching, developing and advocating for research and sound ocean policy.