FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

C4 POP Fund Deadlines for 2009

C4 announces 2009 application schedule for its Proof-of-Principle Fund.

This funding program helps researchers at C4 institutions prove discoveries are commercially viable. In all cases, researchers who want to apply for C4 POP funding must work with the technology transfer office at their institution to apply.

Stage 1

• Friday March 6th
• Friday May 8th
• Friday July 3rd
• *Friday September 4th

Stage 2 & 3

• Friday March 6th
• Friday May 23rd
• *Friday August 14th

FUNDS MUST BE USED BY MARCH 2010

* The August and September 2009 C4 POP Fund reviews are dependent on the funding budget status

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