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Applied Scientific Research Fund
1.
2. ASRF
Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF) is a non-
government, non-profit organization, it is a spin-off
from MonoJo, created by Samih Darwazah to
promote the development of applied science and
engineering ideas.
Our main target investigators are colleges and
universities in the fields of medicine, engineering,
natural sciences, technology and others.
4. Funding Schemes
There are three funding schemes at ASRF;
Samih Darwazah Innovation Grants (SDIG),
Proof of Concepts
Student Competitions.
5. Funding Schemes
1. Samih Darwazah Innovation Grants
Objective
Support innovative ideas by starting from R&D and focusing on the value of the impact
of the results and finally commercialization
Accelerate the commercialization process by demonstrating prototypes or disseminating
results
Target
Inventors, colleges, universities and research institutes
Fund amount
more than 10k JOD & maximum 100K JOD
Supported Activities
Material, implementation, technical testing, prototype testing
Conditions
Quality of science and Technical feasibility
Impact of the prospected results
IP ownership and Return back to ASRF
ASRF owns the resulting IP
ASRF and the inventor share royalty from sales/commercialization according the
agreement signed between the two parties.
6. Funding Schemes
2. Proof of Concept
Objective
Support the development and/or testing of prototypes
Accelerate the commercialization process by demonstrating prototypes to potential
customers
Target
Inventors & students
Firms interested to develop prototypes out of their R&D
Fund amount
up to 10k JOD
Supported Activities
Material, implementation, technical testing, prototype testing with customers
Conditions
Market feasibility
Technical feasibility
IP ownership and Return back to ASRF
The inventor owns the IP, no ownership to ASRF
ASRF gets royalty from sales till it covers back double the grant in 5 years (which reached
first)
7. Funding Schemes
3. Students Competition
Objective
Support Students to develop research skills or implement graduation projects with industrial
application in partnership with the industrial firms in Jordan
Support students in demonstrating prototypes to potential customers
Target
Jordanian university students in both the bachelors and masters levels – ( We will include High schools)
Fund amount
up to 1k JOD
Supported Activities
Publishing papers, conducting studies
Material, implementation, technical testing, prototype testing with customers
Transportation to the industrial firms
Conditions
Technical feasibility
Scientific value and quality of the research
Industrial firms commitment to the project (testing, validation, use, etc.)
IP ownership and Return back to ASRF
The student and the advisors owns the IP, no ownership to ASRF
The student agrees to share his experience with the community (x hours/month)
The student agrees to spend (x hours/month) to support ASRF activities
8. Funding status (1st year 2011)
Samih Darwazah Innovation Grant -SDIG
Launched on April 2011
Number of pre-proposals: 20
Number of proposals in-process (to be submitted during Dec: 6)
Number of full proposals submitted: 8
Number of funded projects: 3
Students Competition
Launched on October 2011
Number of applications : 11
Number of funded projects: 5
Proof of Concept Grant
launched in Feb. 2012
Number of proposals: 1
9. Funded Projects
Natural Plant Extract to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
Private Sector
Phase I: ~ 30,000
Phase II: ??
The Low-Cost Interactive Whiteboard
Yarmouk University
Phase I: 7, 000
Phase II: ~ 15, 000
Synthesis of a New Class of Iodobenzene .
JUST University
Joint funding with JUST
Phase I: 7, 000
10. Funding
Funding made through ASRF is primarily intended to
provide financial support for the Principal Investigator (PI)
and his/her team of researchers, students and technicians.
3-5 awards are awarded annually each provide cash support
for a limited period of one year, renewable up to a
maximum of three years
typically in the range of $1,000 - $100,000 US inclusive of
overheads. This can vary depending on the type of research
funded.
11. Call Types
Depending on the objectives of the call, the announced calls may make a
distinction between different types of projects.
In general there will be announcements of three different types.
1. Specific Calls.
These calls would address the needs of certain industries, or will be
announced as a response to specific demands of the fast changing
market.
2. General Calls
Calls that will support rising of general innovative ideas
3. Special Calls.
Calls that may be announced outside the schedule cycle, as a
response to a sudden need, or to support a new idea.
12. IP Rights
ASRF will commercialize the results of the project
ASRF owns the resulting IP rights shared with the inventor.
If this joint project has resulted in any financial returns,
whether as patent or otherwise, it is divided between them
according to a prior agreement.
13. Application & Evaluation
Evaluation
Proposal Eligibility
writing check
Negotiation
Funding
Impact & Funding agreement
Development
dissemination and reporting
14. Evaluation Reviewing Criteria
Quality:
Scientific and/or technological excellence, relevant to the
topics/activities addressed by the call
Implementation:
Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management
Impact:
The potential impact through the development, dissemination and use
of project results
Novelty:
Innovation and novelty of the project will be tested passing through an
IP office.