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Florida High Tech Corridor Early Stage Innovation Fund This program supports USF researchers advancing USF technologies with strong commercial potential.
ESIF funds university-based research that directly addresses a commercial barrier standing between a discovery and its market application - answering specific technical questions that must be resolved in order to accelerate commercialization through a license to an existing company or a USF start-up company.
USF researchers may request up to $25,000 to support internal research expenses directly associated with advancing the target innovation. The technology central to the submission must be disclosed to the USF Tech Transfer Office via the the USF Inventor Portal prior to Letter of Intent submission.
Interested applications are strongly encouraged to meet with Corridor and TTO staff prior to submitting a LOI to determine if this program is a fit for their technology and goals. Letters of Intent are accepted on a rolling basis . Submit an LOI here via AirTable .
The review committee meets bi-monthly and invited proposals are presented to the review committee at the next available meeting. Please review the program guidelines for more details on the updated processes and full proposal requirements.
Learn more about past awards provided through the Corridor Early-Stage Innovation View a dashboard of all awards here View our archive of past award annoucements below: USF-led innovations tackle cybersecurity and health challenges with early-stage funding Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security (June 20, 2025) Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance technologies in healthcare, environmental sustainability and disaster preparedness (February 5, 2025) USF, Florida High Tech Corridor partner to support advancement of innovations (August 24, 2024) USF, Corridor collaboration supports infrastructure innovation, vaccine development and infection fighting strategies (March 4, 2024) USF, Corridor collaboration supports sustainable manufacturing, defense technology and Alzheimer’s research (June 27, 2023) USF Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor partner to fund Early-Stage Innovation Awards (February 27, 2023)
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Early-Stage Innovation Fund is funded by Florida High Tech Corridor in partnership with University of South Florida Research & Innovation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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