PS - The award is made to the University---not the student-owned company.

I have had good experiences with an NCIIA program which "supports teams of
faculty and students to advance the the teaching of invention and
innovation in American Higher Education."  In an experimental program
designed to create the educational opportunity that provides
entrepreneurial leaders for the world's changing economy, graduate students
in our College of Engineering have successfully started companies,
submitted proposals to NCIIA, and subsequently received awards from The
Lemelson Foundation which funds the successful proposals.  The University's
membership fee is paid by our College of Engineering.

E. Christine Cox
Director of Sponsored Programs and
 Facility Security Officer
The University of Tennessee
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN  37996-1529
(865) 974-2465
FAX (865) 974-2805

At 11:37 AM 5/8/2006, you wrote:
>Good Monday morning.
>
>Have any of you worked with the National Collegiate Inventors &
>Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)?
>
>I am dealing with a rather strange situation in that a private entity
>(I believe non-profit but do not know for sure) is developing an
>invention and submitted a grant proposal to NCIIA under the auspices of
>our institution, i.e., the entity listed me as administrative contact
>and themselves as the applicant. However, they neglected to provide a
>proposal, budget, etc. to us for review.
>
>Add to that, this entity paid membership fees to NCIIA on our behalf
>because membership is required in order to apply for funding.
>
>Well-intentioned over-enthusiasm or fishy?
>
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>
>Deborah d'Este Hofer MM
>Grants Administrator
>Southern Oregon University
>541.552.8662
>fax 541.552.6115
>xxxxxx@sou.edu
>
>"Only those who respect others can be of real use to them."
>Albert Schweitzer
>
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