Funding for Unmanned Systems Commercialization Projects

The Commonwealth Center for Innovation in Autonomous Systems (C2IAS), a collaborative effort of Virginia Tech (VT) and Old Dominion University (ODU), was established through the Virginia Research Investment Fund to provide pre-seed funding to accelerate the transition and commercialization of autonomous systems technology into the marketplace. Five $50,000 projects were awarded in calendar year 2020 to ventures within the universities or teams of small businesses partnered with university researchers. In the calendar year 2021, we expect to fund between eight and ten projects at $50,000 each. (Click below to download a PDF of the solicitation.)

C2IAS Project Proposal Solicitation

Proposals are due by 5PM on November 2, 2020.

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