Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 2019 Inventor Fellows
Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline: January 22, 2019 by 12:00PM
Sponsor Deadline: March 4, 2019
Award Amount: $200,000/year for 3 years plus $25,000/year to the applicant institution to cover costs associated with administering the grant award. Each host institution will be required to contribute $50,000 in annual direct support of the inventor's work (see details below).
Eligible Applicants: Faculty, research scientists, postdocs or other full-time staff at eligible institutions who received their terminal degree on or after January 1, 2009.

The Moore Inventor Fellows program focuses on supporting outstanding inventors and innovators at a critical stage of research to capture opportunities that otherwise might be missed. The program seeks to support early-career scientist-inventors who create new tools, technologies, processes, or approaches with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s three main areas of interest: scientific research, environmental conservation and patient care. Fellows are expected to be personally engaged in pursuing their invention and required to devote at least 25 percent of their own time to their invention. Fellows may use the grant funds to support their own salary to create this opportunity. Fellows may also hire undergraduates, graduate assistants or postdoctoral scholars and purchase services, equipment, or supplies.

Each host institution is required to contribute $50,000 in annual direct support of the inventor’s work each year of the fellowship. This could include support for undergraduate or graduate students, equipment, supplies and other needs that will enable the fellow to make progress on their work. Direct salary support is acceptable provided it includes a proportionate release of time from teaching or other duties. Funds that were designated for a fellow’s use before the fellow was awarded a Moore Inventor Fellowship (such as start-up funds) do not qualify. The internal application requires a brief statement written by the applicant acknowledging the cost share associated with this opportunity and confirming the source of this funding. This statement must be signed by the applicant's Department Chair or Area Dean.