The UNLV Sports Innovation Institute Catalyst Grant Program offers two types of awards, Proof of Concept (POC) and Product and Services Development (PSD), to seed promising research and development in areas of sports research and innovation. The Proof of Concept Grants (“POC Grants”) are intended to fund earlier-stage projects with existing intellectual property (“IP”) that is created at and owned by UNLV. Product & Service Development (“PSD”) Grants provide funding intended to support new collaborations between UNLV faculty and an industry partner (an “Industry Sponsor”).
To date, the SRII Catalyst Grant program has awarded over $900,000 for sport related research and innovation projects, funded 16 sport related research and innovation projects, and funded 4 Catalyst Accelerator Program projects.
SRII Catalyst Accelerator Program:
To build on the success of the Catalyst Grant Program, $100,000 was awarded in February 2022 to four different projects for the Catalyst Accelerator Program (CAP). This unique program was designed to provided funding over a very short period of time such that faculty can further advance or build upon their original Catalyst Grant Program award.
