GAP Community News

As part of Vanderbilt’s ongoing drive to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, Provost C. Cybele Raver has announced a strategic new collaboration among the Wond’ry, the School of Engineering and the Owen Graduate School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurship. The Wond’ry

Innovate Alabama has partnered with Harmony Venture Labs (HVL) to launch the Innovate Alabama Venture Studio and Fund, a new initiative aimed at helping build and grow high-potential startups in Alabama. Powered by HVL’s successful studio model, this effort will work alongside local

The Purdue Innovates Incubator, through its Trask Innovation Fund, has awarded $100,000 to support the commercialization of two cutting-edge university innovations in spring 2025: a novel cancer therapy and a waterway management solution for the Panama Canal. The fund, managed

The University of Washington’s CoMotion and Population Health Initiative have announced the Spring 2025 Innovation Gap Fund winners, awarding $75,000 each to two research teams for a total of $150,000 in funding. The selected projects are strategically aligned with UW’s

The Michigan State University (MSU) Research Foundation, in partnership with Michigan Virtual, has launched the Conquer EdTech Accelerator—a 10-week intensive program designed to support early-stage education technology startups focused on K-12 solutions. The accelerator is set to begin in Fall

The Florida High Tech Corridor in partnership with University of South Florida Research & Innovation is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards. This initiative supports pioneering research projects with significant commercial potential, providing each selected faculty-led team with

A landmark federal court decision has halted the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) policy to cap indirect research cost reimbursements at 15% for universities, safeguarding billions in critical research funding. The NSF’s policy, announced in May, would have replaced individually negotiated

The George Shultz Innovation Fund has awarded $250,000 to StaC12, $200,000 to Theta Neurotech, and $150,000 to CavilinQ to support the continued development and commercialization of their technologies. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George Shultz

New initiatives taking advantage of Scotland’s world-class reputation as an innovation nation have been announced by the Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes. Three projects, backed by £4.4 million, are designed to help turn ground-breaking research across the country’s universities and

The 2025 Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund has awarded funding to eight innovative research projects, each targeting the critical stage between academic discovery and industry adoption. This competitive, university-wide initiative—funded by the Penn State Research Foundation and managed by the