Accelerating from Lab to Market – Office of the Vice Provost For Research

The Accelerating from Lab to Market Pre-seed Grant Program is currently closed. We anticipate a new cycle opening in Spring 2024.

Andrew Tsourkas
Bioengineering
Penn Engineering

Chinedum Osuji
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Penn Engineering

Rahul M. Kohli
Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Perelman School of Medicine

Mark Sellmyer
Radiology
Perelman School of Medicine

johnson A.T. Charlie Johnson, SAS

yang Shu Yang, SEAS

detsi Eric Detsi, SEAS

	Discovering the Future Research Grant	Accelerating Lab to Market Pre-Seed Grant	University Research Foundation
Purpose	Blue-Sky, High Risk Research Grants	Pre-seed Grants	Supports faculty research, pilot projects, instrumentation, and conference support
Eligibility	Penn Faculty	Penn Faculty	Penn Faculty
Program Frequency	Annual (next cycle Spring 2023)	Annual (next cycle Spring 2023)	Annual (next cycle Fall 2023)
Award Amount	up to $400,000/year	$10,000 to $50,000 but could be larger if justified (up to $200k)	Up to $75,000
Award Period	One to Two years	One to Two years	One year only
Review Process	VPR selection based on Faculty Review Committee	VPR selection based on Commercialization Committee	VPR selection based on Faculty Review Committee