In Collaboration with the Norwegian Research Council, DION (The interest organization for doctoral candidates at NTNU) and NTNU Technology Transfer, do NTNU Entrepreneurship Center give a total of six grants for PhD. candidates with product ideas in relation to their PhD. thesis.

With this grant the Norwegian Research Council wants to stimulate the process of bringing the good
ideas out to the market. Those receiving the grant will get funding and guidance to help them explore the potential of their product idea. This will be done through writing a business plan which include central areas such as the market potential, further product development and needs for financing.

Purpose; motivate and to learn how to commercialize research.

With this grant the Norwegian Research Council wants to focus on and to contribute to commercialization of new technology, and this is why we give PhD. candidates this grant of 15 000
NOK. Those who receive the grant will get an opportunity to explore the market potential and need for
further development and financing. The amount is based on two weeks salary and what’s left after direct cost or hired help is taxed as ordinary salary.

Important: Application for this grant is not to be mistaken as reporting ideas to the NTNU Technology Transfer Office, TTO. We will only encourage those who should report to the TTO, to do so. It is there fore not necessary to inform the TTO in advance of this application. The Grant is to be considered as an education opportunity with a mentor. It is scheduled several meetings between the receivers of the grant, and the entire grant period is finished with a presentation of the project and awards, where investors and other persons from the entrepreneurial community in Trondheim are present. All information is kept confidential.

There will be a “ceremony” for handing over the grants on Wednesday the 28th of January. There will be served cake and coffee. Part of the program is information about opportunities and available reassures for persons with ideas. After the ceremony there will be an information meeting for those who are awarded the grant. There will be arranged lectures as a help for those ho who receive the grant, related to developing a business plan. There will also be a written feed back on based on the meetings with the mentor in advance of the final deadline. The goal is that you during the grant period work out a business plan and in this process learn more about, how to commercialize research results. We can also put you in contact with students with knowledge on marked analysis.

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The Graduate School of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites applications for the academic year 2009/2010. Six academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral program is interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations impacting the United States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areas of emphasis include domestic and foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as well as recent transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion.

Applicants interested in pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in North American Studies must have a completed degree (M.A. or the equivalent) with above average marks in one of the following disciplines: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology and Economics.

Grants are awarded for a period of one year with the possibility of two annual extensions. The language of instruction is English.

Scholarships amount to ca. 1.500 € per month.

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