The 16th Annual Catalyst Grant cycle has begun!

The UWM Research Foundation was launched in 2006 to complement the UWM Foundation, Inc., and support research and innovation at UW-Milwaukee.

UWM researchers and scientists from a variety of fields and working at different stages of innovation have flourished with the support of the Bradley Catalyst Grant program. To date, this program has awarded more than $5.58 million in grants to 105 projects thanks to support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation, the Rockwell Automation Charitable Corporation and GE Healthcare. These same projects have gone on to receive an additional $29.8 M in additional follow-on funding. Also, the Catalyst program has supported 21 startups. New this year is a focused gift from Clarios in the energy space.

Successful grant proposals must be built on strong science as judged by expert outside reviewers and have clear commercialization outcomes that move technologies closer to market.

Any department or area of UWM-based research that demonstrates commercial potential is eligible to apply for this program.

Past examples include:

• Biomedical Engineering – including biomedical imaging,
• Advanced Automation – including software, devices, and sensors,
• Connected Systems and Internet of Things,
• Data Science,
• Materials – including advanced nanomaterials, sustainable materials,
• Biochemistry and Drug Discovery,
• Water – including advanced sensors, point-of-use technologies, and sustainable solutions,
• Energy – including novel techniques for energy generation, storage, and sustainable designs,
  • NEW 2023: Clarios has donated a focused amount specifically to support Energy

  Sub-categories include:

• • • Clean energy
    • Energy storage
    • Battery recycling
    • Renewable energy generation
    • Power distribution,
• Healthcare – including software applications and medical devices,
• Other – other program areas based on well demonstrated commercial potential.

Monday, January 30th was the initial call for abstracts (sent out at 12pm via Constant Contact). Please check your email! Applications will be accepted until 5:00 PM on Tuesday, February 28th. For more detailed information, visit the UWMRF Catalyst Grant Program webpage HERE or at https://uwmrf.org/catalyst-grant-program/.