Clarification of Question by
goldkngt55-ga
on
20 Nov 2002 14:11 PST
Hi Goldkngt55,
The incorporation type of your business and its relationship with
colleges and universities will make a difference in which grants you
would eligible for. Can you tell us, for instance, if your company is
for profit or non-profit? If non-profit, do you have IRS 501(c)3
status?
*The company would be ideally be for profit, along the lines of joint
shell companies created between pharm. companies and universities for
research and then profit based upon the patent once discovered. Non
profit is an option but will not attract the interest that the first
one will generate to said institutions. I need the grant to begin
putting together said coalition.
It would ideally be a corporate shell with the for profit company and
universities each owning part of it.
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Many granting agencies limit their grants to non-profit/educational
institutions. If you have a contact at the university or college you
wish to work with, it may be better for the university to apply for
the grant, with you as a project collaborator. (This usually means
that the money goes to the university, and then to you as a
contractor.) Would grants of this type be of interest?
*It's a catch-22. To attract their interest, I would need information
of the grant. If such grants existed, then yes they would interest
me.
Also, can you be more specific as to what types of games you’re
developing and what the target audience is? For instance, are these
games going to be computer software? Is there a learning particular
area or topic for the product (math, science, reading)? What age
group are the games targeted for (elementary, secondary, college)?
*The ideal of the game is that while educational-the potential subject
be left largely up to the students involved as long as approved by the
collaborating departments. The purpose of the company from the
educational side is to train the individuals in the skills in game
creation itself and all aspects thereof.
Also, I note that if you’re looking for your business to commercialize
the product after development, you may find that government funding &
university collaboration may complicate the intellectual property
rights issues.
*That is why I need a very specific kind of grant. IP in this case
would be jointly owned by the students that make it and the seeding
universities.
The more specific you can be on what you’re hoping to fund, the more
likely it is that a researcher will be able to find appropriate,
relevant grants.
Thanks,
Duncan2-ga
*Most welcome, hope this helps :)
