CFP: Call for Proposals: Innovation Growth Lab

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From: Alex Krause [mailto:akrause at kauffman.org] 
Date: Tue 8 Sep 2015 14:36

Call for Proposals - Innovation Growth Lab (IGL)

The IGL Grants program is one of the activities of IGL, funded by the Argidius Foundation [http://www.argidius.com/en/default.asp], the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation [http://www.kauffman.org/] and Nesta [http://www.nesta.org.uk/]. The aim of IGL Grants is to support randomized controlled trials that build the evidence base on the most effective approaches to increase innovation, support high-growth entrepreneurship and accelerate business growth.

What we are looking to fund

The main aim of this call is to fund randomized controlled trials that provide evidence on the best approaches to increase innovation, support high-growth entrepreneurship and accelerate business growth.

This call for proposals is relevant to:

.         Program delivery organizations and operators involved in entrepreneurship training and education program, innovation management and commercialization, or other programs that aim to support innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth; and who are interested in better understanding and evaluating the impact of their interventions, programs or schemes, or comparing different versions of them. This also includes organizations interested in running experiments within their own organization in order to improve their innovation processes.
.         Researchers interested in designing and conducting randomized controlled trials related to innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth.

Click here [http://www.innovationgrowthlab.org/sites/default/files/ctools/RFP_1.pdf] to read the full call. 

The third round of the call will open for applications on September 1, 2015 and close on October 19, 2015 (5PM EST). 

Alex Krause
Research & Policy
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
Tel. 816-932-1123
akrause at kauffman.org
@AlexKrause