{"id":1759,"date":"2024-08-28T15:48:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/live\/?page_id=1759"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:58:34","slug":"ignite-tech-development-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/live\/shared-resources-2\/ignite-tech-development-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignite Tech Development Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2369 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/lab-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-05-at-9.37.57%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW80135778 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\"><b>LIVE Ignite Tech Development Grants <\/b>offer an intense burst of development support from LIVE&#8217;s research engineer to bring powerful ideas for innovative learning technologies to life or help existing tools take bold new steps forward. Proposals should outline the conceptual value of the project (how will the imagined technology support needed kinds of learning in innovative ways), pragmatic goals (what is the current state of the technology now and what is the desired state to be achieved) and demonstrate the feasibility of completion of the project within the allotted time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>LIVE Technical Capabilities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>LIVE\u2019s Research Engineer <\/b><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\">ha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\"> industry and academic experience in backend web applications and cloud infrastructures, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\">proficient in various programming languages and available to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\">assist<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\"> with building a range of applications and services, including <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\">graphical<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80135778 BCX0\"> applications that integrate technologies such as cloud computing, AR\/VR, eye tracking, and generative AI. Their specific skill set includes:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Software design\/development (using C#, Rust, Python, JavaScript)<\/li>\n<li>Cross-platform graphical applications made with the Unity game engine<\/li>\n<li>Augmented\/Virtual Reality<\/li>\n<li>Full stack web applications<\/li>\n<li>Server hosting\/management with cloud providers<\/li>\n<li>Generative AI applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Resources<\/b><\/p>\n<p>LIVE Ignite Tech Development Grant awardees will have access to additional in-kind resources as applicable to increase project success, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speciality hardware and software (Tobii Pro 3 eye tracking glasses &amp; analysis software, VR\/AR equipment)<\/li>\n<li>Newly renovated facilities in the 17th &amp; Horton building (including team workspaces,\u202fHuman Interaction Viewpoint and Embodiment (HIVE) Lab, EngageAI Classroom of the Future, IDEA Lab, and Meta VR Cave)<\/li>\n<li>LIVE\u2019s network of diverse learning technology, product development and social entrepreneurship expertise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Evaluation Criteria<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Significance &amp; Originality:<\/strong> How important is the learning challenge being addressed? How promising and novel is the approach to addressing it?<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW168883039 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168883039 BCX0\">Advancement &amp; Feasibility<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168883039 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168883039 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> Does the project propose a significant but achievable advance in the state of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW168883039 BCX0\">the learning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168883039 BCX0\"> technology? Do the project needs align with the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168883039 BCX0\">available <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168883039 BCX0\">capabilities of the technical team?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact:<\/strong> How likely is the technology to significantly advance learning practices and\/or outcomes? Does the project demonstrate a commitment to ensuring that the solution is accessible and beneficial to a broad spectrum of learners?<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW128006455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128006455 BCX0\">Research Potential: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128006455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128006455 BCX0\">What is the potential for this technology to support, enable, or become the focus of learning technology research, either through current applications or future opportunities?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scalability &amp; Sustainability:<\/strong> What is the potential for widespread use and impact? Does the project outline a clear path for continuation or expansion beyond the grant period?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Eligibility &amp; Terms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vanderbilt faculty, research scientists, postdocs, and graduate and undergraduate students from all of Vanderbilt&#8217;s Colleges or Schools are eligible to apply.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW103121212 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103121212 BCX0\">Applicants can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103121212 BCX0\">submit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103121212 BCX0\"> multiple proposals; however, it is strongly recommended that they focus their efforts on a single proposal. By concentrating on one proposal, applicants can dedicate more time and resources to ensure it is of the highest possible quality, well-developed and competitive.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW103121212 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\">By accepting a LIVE Ignite Tech Development Grant, awardees agree to commit to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\">timely<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\"> communications with LIVE development team on feature requests<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\">deliverables<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\">and feedback via a set of mutually agreed project management practices, where both parties respond to inquiries within 2 workdays.\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171370011 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW171370011 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127526012 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127526012 BCX0\">Project support will end on the agreed upon timeline, extensions are not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127526012 BCX0\">generally available<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127526012 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW127526012 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142286589 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142286589 BCX0\">Preference will be given to applicants with a documented history of active involvement in the LIVE community<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142286589 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142286589 BCX0\">who have not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142286589 BCX0\">received<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142286589 BCX0\"> an Ignite grant previously.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164922332 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164922332 BCX0\">Ignite grant recipients are expected to share the outco<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164922332 BCX0\">mes of the award with the LIVE community in the LIVE Innovation Series.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Grants can not be extended past the award deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any external funding or industry partnerships arising based on work from Ignite Grants must be coordinated in collaboration with LIVE<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Intellectual Property in Ignite Tech Development Grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">Ignite Tech Development Grants<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">\u00a0involve creative contributions from LIVE&#8217;s Research Engineer and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">some number of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">Vanderbilt faculty, students, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">\/or<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\"> staff.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">\u00a0When graduate or undergraduate students are involved, intellectual property (IP) arising from the project will be jointly owned by the student(s) and Vanderbilt, with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">apportionment of ownership rights<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">determined<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\"> by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">relative contributions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\"> made<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">. For projects involving only Vanderbilt faculty and staff, the resulting IP will be fully owned by Vanderbilt<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">\u00a0and governed by Vanderbilt\u2019s <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW254172415 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/faculty-manual\/part-iii-university-principles-and-policies\/ch4-policy-on-technology-and-literary-and-artistic-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Policy on Technology and Literary and Artistic Works<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">.\u00a0For more information<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\"> about IP at Vanderbilt<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">see <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW254172415 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/cttc.co\/inventors\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">I<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">P Policies<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\"> share<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\"> on the Tech Transfer <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">website<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254172415 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW254172415 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 10px;background-color: #f0f0f1\">\n<h2><strong>2025 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Ignite Tech Development Grant Cycle<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 5 &#8211; Grant announced<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 26 &#8211; Proposals due<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October 13 &#8211; Awards announced<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Proposal Submission Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeoQv1vOy0nSlm7hM2U36T2Seoqep8cYth_OhstuXUxHsDj9w\/viewform?usp=preview\">Submit your application materials here<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Title<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Abstract<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (max 100 words)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Project Description\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(max <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">500 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">words, upload as PDF)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learning Challenge and Approach<\/strong>:\u202fDescribe the learning challenge of interest, why it is important and make a compelling case for the promise of your innovative approach to addressing it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Development Vision and Goals<\/strong>: Outline your overall vision for the technology, its current status, and specific development goals for this grant, including potential research applications. Highlight existing capabilities and limitations and explain how this project will advance the technology to the next stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next Steps:<\/strong> Describe your plans to continue your efforts post grant. What will the development advance allow you to do that was not possible before (e.g. pilot testing, grant applications or other)?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eventual Impact<\/strong>:Explain how the technology will transform learning practices and demonstrate its potential for widespread use. Discuss any commitments to providing benefits to a diverse learner population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Work Plan\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(max <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">250 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">words, upload as PDF)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">Identify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\"> tasks to be completed and required skills to complete them, provide <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">n anticipated<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">timeline<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">, including # of hours <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">desired<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51756002 BCX0\">per week, with development phases and key deliverables for each phase. 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