Chancellor’s Gap Fund

The Chancellor’s Gap Fund was established to enhance opportunities for innovations discovered by University of Pittsburgh investigators to advance towards commercialization. The program provides:

• Funding for key research and development milestones and
• Business development support from the Innovation Institute New Ventures team and/or the Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships (OIEP).

Chancellor’s Gap Funds are awarded in amounts of $25,000 – $75,000 in direct costs, with a funding period of one year.

The funds can be used for a variety of pre-commercialization activities, including technology de-risking, prototype development, market assessments and consulting support leading to the formation of new entities or technology licensing to existing companies.

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