2. The inventors listed on the disclosure must be “Members” under Section J of CSU’s Faculty/Staff Manual or be willing to assign all their rights in the technology to CSURF.

3. Annually, no more than one proposal per technology/invention disclosure will be accepted.

4. Five copies of the Proposal must be submitted to the CSURF Technology Transfer Office with
all required information.

Due to the limited funds available, the typical budget for each project should be less than $20,000 per year. Evaluation criteria to be used by CSURF in making awards are:

1. Commercial Viability. Only technologies with strong commercial potential will be funded.
A full description and analysis of the commercial potential is recommended.

2. Proximity to Completion/Improvement Funding. COF financial assistance is not for basic
research activities but rather for developing technologies to the point that they are
commercially attractive.

3. Positioning/Market Research. Funding may be used to help “position” the technology for
commercialization. An explanation of how funding would be used to “position” the
technology for commercialization or be used for the next step in the commercialization
process is recommended.

4. Adequacy. Consideration will be given as to whether the amount requested is adequate
for the proposed work, i.e., is the amount sufficient to complete the project and/or make
a difference in commercialization efforts?

Periodic progress reports from recipients of COF are required by the CSURF Board. In addition, recipients will work with the Technology Transfer Office to develop a strategic plan for commercialization. Unless otherwise agreed to prior to funding, COF financial assistance amounts will be recovered as direct expenses of CSURF as quickly as possible and before any net royalty or other income is distributed in accordance with Section J of the University Faculty/Staff Manual. Recovered amounts will be deposited back into COF to be made available for future projects.

CSURF is very excited about having the Commercialization Opportunity Fund available for technology development at Colorado State University. We believe that COF provides a valuable and much needed tool in the successful commercialization of technologies developed at the University.

Prior to submitting a proposal, please call the Technology Transfer Office at CSURF, 482-2916 to discuss the situations/projects which you think might qualify for COF funding. The following template should be used in writing the proposal:

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