Who can submit an idea to the Innovation Fund?
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All current Butler faculty, staff and students can submit an
idea. We think great ideas can come from all members of our
community.
Can I submit more than one idea?
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Absolutely! You can submit as many ideas as you would
like. However, we do ask that you submit a new application
for each of your ideas-basically one idea per application.
If I am a Butler employee, do I have to have get my dean’s or supervisor’s approval before I submit an idea?
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No, you do not need to get approval from your dean or supervisor
before submitting your idea. Just go ahead and submit!
How does the application process work?
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The application process has two steps (or phases). The
first thing you need to do is fill out the form "Application for
Butler Innovation Funds: Phase I." You can find this form here. Once
you have filled out the form, hit the submit button and you are all
set. An email acknowledging the receipt of your submission
will be sent to you. And, just so you know, we have purposely
made the Phase I application short and simple; we want to generate
as many ideas as possible!
After we have reviewed all of the Phase I applications, we may
ask you to fill out the Phase II form, where you can provide us
with more of the details of your idea, including a proposed budget
and how you propose to measure your success. In any
event, you will hear from us.
When is my application due?
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The first round of Phase I applications are due by 5:00PM on
Friday, October 26th.
How many rounds of funding will there be for this year?
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After this first round of funding, we anticipate that there will
be two additional rounds of funding during this school year.
When will decisions be made with regard to funding ideas?
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It is anticipated that funding decisions for this first round
will be announced the first part of December.