2024 America's Seed Fund Road Tour - Illinois

July 17, 2024  |  Illinois Conference Center

111 St. Mary’s Road, Champaign, Illinois  61820

Hosted by the Research Park at the University of Illinois

Event Contact: road-tour@lists.illinois.edu

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Pre-Registration Closed

Pre-registration has closed. Registrations will be accepted on-site at the Registration Desk. The registration fee is $50.00 per person and includes breakfast and lunch meals. Free parking is available on-site and other designated areas. Follow signs. 

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1:1 Meetings w/SBIR Agencies

The opportunity to submit 1:1 meeting requests in advance closed at midnight on Sunday, July 14. 

If you did not have a chance to request 1:1 meetings in advance, no worries! You can ask about availability on-site at the 1:1 Meeting Check-in Desk (separate from the Registration Desk). 

  • For the best chance of securing your meeting slots, please to arrive at the event by 7AM.
  • The SBA team will have blank Quad Chart forms on-site and can also assist you.
Image of a tour bus driving through midwest flat lands at sunrise. Image includes a logo for the Research Park at the University of Illinois and a logo for the America's Seed Fund 2024 Road Tour. Text on image says "America's Largest Seed Fund is coming to Champaign! Save the Date. Wednesday, July 17."

The Research Park at the University of Illinois is pleased to host the Illinois stop of the 2024 Great Lakes America’s Seed Fund Road Tour. We invite you to register and participate in this national outreach effort that connects innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as “America’s Seed Fund.”

America’s Seed Fund Road Tour plays an important role in encouraging participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by members of underrepresented groups while supporting the mission of the SBIR/STTR programs to support scientific excellence and technological innovation to build a strong national economy. Federal Agency representatives have been invited to attend a series of sessions at the Illinois Road Tour stop that brings together local and national innovation ecosystems to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities available through America’s Seed Fund. 

Illinois Road Tour Sponsors

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