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UIDP
UIDP is a project-oriented organization where our members identify issues impacting university-industry (U-I) relations and opportunities to develop new approaches to working together. UIDP has been helping improve the quality of U-I partnerships for more than a decade.
UIDP provides members – including some of the world's finest companies and research universities – with an opportunity to increase the success of U-I collaborations and research projects.
The UIDP team includes some of North America's leading experts on U-I partnerships and collaboration.
The UIDP board includes representatives from some of the world's finest industrial companies and research universities.
Our membership comprises top-tier innovation companies and world-class research universities: organizations committed to active participation in pursuit of excellence in U-I collaboration and partnership.
Our members include top innovation companies and research universities around the world. See the membership list.
UIDP may help you promote your organization's—initiatives, job openings, and other collaborative opportunities through our channels.
Membership with the UIDP is institutional meaning any employee of a UIDP Member Organization can gain full access to membership services, resources and participate in our activities as a member representative.
UIDP Webinar: Avery Dennison Open Innovation 20 January, 2021
12:00 PM/1:00 PM
Government Partnership, Global Perspectives Webinar Series 28 January - 18 November, 2021
UIDPVirtual 2021 12 April - 16 April, 2021
8:00 AM/5:00 PM
Organizations can increase their visibility within the UIDP community by sponsoring UIDP meetings, regional events, workshops and other educational programming.
As part of its activities in support of UIDP members and for the betterment of the general academic, corporate, government, and non-profit sectors, UIDP regularly offers webinars on topical areas of interest.
UIDP's virtual event and networking platform is ideal for workshops and one-day events. Find out how you can access this service at no cost.
UIDP's virtual event and networking platform is ideal for multi-day events with concurrent sessions, workshops, and industry advisory sessions.
NSF INTERN Supplemental Funding Opportunity
The University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) hosted a webinar on a new NSF Funding Opportunity Graduate Student Support in July. This program provides an opportunity for graduate students who are currently supported on an NSF research award to spend time outside of an academic lab and expand their skill set and competencies. Key takeaways include:
Graduate students are afforded an opportunity to spend six (and possibly twelve) months working outside of their academic home lab.
NSF principal investigators can request supplements to their existing research award.
Students can spend their term in industry – large and small, non-profits, university offices such as technology transfer, and if justified, international settings.
No funds are required of hosts although resources may be devoted to support the students' experiences.
NSF will provide support for supplements to current NSF grants awarded by the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Directorate for Engineering (ENG), and Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) within the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), to enhance professional development opportunities for graduate students as described below. Supplements to existing NSF awards will enable the PIs of grants to request up to six months of additional support for graduate students to pursue new activities aimed at acquiring professional development experience that will enhance their preparation for multiple career pathways after graduation.
These supplements could provide graduate students with the opportunity to augment their research assistantships with additional non-academic research intern activities and training opportunities that will complement their academic research training. PIs are encouraged to involve graduate students from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented and underserved in the STEM enterprise: women, persons with disabilities, African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Grantees are also encouraged to include NSF Graduate Research Fellows and Honorable Mentions in their proposals.
This supplemental funding opportunity is open to PIs supporting graduate students with an active NSF award; note, however, that OAC will only support graduate students who are doctoral candidates. Graduate students must have completed at least one year in their graduate programs and be making satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degrees.
To support the goals of this program, the UIDP has created a web-based, publicly available portal to capture information from organizations interested in partnering with a university on a supplement application. If you have an opportunity for a graduate student intern, please complete the following webform, including a description of the project and contact information for your organization. For more information regarding this funding opportunity, please visit this website.
Anthony Boccanfuso, Ph.D.
Public Webinars
UIDP Academy
Upcoming UIDP Meetings
UIDPVirtual 2021 |
UIDPVirtual 2021 will feature an agenda packed with curated topics presented by an outstanding set of international thought leaders and academic and corporate practitioners in the research partnership space.
UIDP at Penn State |
UIDP at Penn State will be co-hosted by Penn State University. Online registration coming soon.
Upcoming UIDP Webinars
Government Partnership, Global Perspectives Webinar Series
UIDP's Government Partnership, Global Perspectives (gp2) webinar series brings you perspectives from government policymakers around the world, offering key insights on specific strategies and approaches to enhance research collaboration.
UIDP Webinar: Avery Dennison Open Innovation
Join us for the Dec. 10 webinar and learn how to partner with Avery Dennison for future materials and products that serve an ever-changing marketplace.
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