Digital Gaming in Education Focus of Recently Announced STTR Grants Program

The National Science Foundation recently began soliciting applications from small businesses involved in digital gaming in education to be considered for its Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR).  In recent years, digital gaming has grown exponentially in its ability to entertain via digital worlds, disseminate knowledge and develop key skills. Today digitally experienced persons learn differently, presenting new business opportunities for small business entrepreneurs.  NSF will award up to $5.25 million to as many as 35 companies involved in digital gaming as it relates to education.   

Deadline to apply is November 17, 2010, but applications should not be submitted prior to October 17, 2010. 

The STTR program is designed to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses. The STTR requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project. These university-based researchers, by joining forces with a small company, can spin-off their commercially promising ideas while they remain primarily employed at the research institution. 

Only firms qualifying as a small business concern are eligible to participate in the STTR program. Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns are particularly encouraged to participate.

For more information, or to apply, click here.