Innovation Partnerships Grant Program
ORAU's Innovation Partnerships Grant Program is currently undergoing some restructuring.
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| Member Institution | Event Sponsored |
|---|---|
| Florida International University | NanoFlorida 2025 Conference |
| Florida State University | Molecular Magnetism in North America (MAGNA) |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Workforce and Community-Engaged Team Building Approach for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in the US Southeast: Addressing Social and Ecological Implications |
| Idaho State University | The CARE Coalition Project |
| Johns Hopkins University | IEEE Nanotechnology Youth Day |
| Navajo Technical University | Integrating Lab Technologies into Curriculum |
| North Carolina State University | Materials and Technologies for Wearable Sensors |
| Purdue University | Cyberinfrastructure-enabled Sustainability Research and Education |
| Purdue University | Nitrogen fate shapes agriculture's sustainable future |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | LLMs Nexus: Bridging Technical Innovation and Ethical Horizons |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | CAM x AI: Innovating Creativity Symposium |
| Tennessee State University | Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Promoting Environmental Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Mitigating Extreme Weather Events, Urbanization, and Enhancing Community Resilience |
| University of Georgia | Southeast Polymer Forum: sustainability and clean energy |
| University of Maryland | 5th Conference of Society for Image-Guided Neurointerventions |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Gulf Coast Polymer Conference: Building Community Resilience via Inclusion and Innovation |
| University of Texas at Austin | 2025 Southern Experimental Mechanics Student Symposium |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech Autism Clinic & Center for Autism Research Biennial Spring Conference “Promoting Wellbeing for Autistic People” |
The Innovation Partnerships Grant (IPG) program strengthens connections between university members and ORAU collaborators by emphasizing research and education themes that align closely with ORAU’s expertise and strategic priorities. In 2025, there were 17 IPG program award recipients. Learn more about a few of our 2025 award recipients and how these grants are fostering collaborative opportunities with other member universities.
ORAU’s Innovation Partnerships Grant (IPG) program funds events that can bring more thought leadership around the topic of building a national strategy for STEM education and workforce capacity building. In 2024, there were 15 IPG program award recipients, and it’s important to note that none of this would be possible without strong relationships with university consortium members at the highest levels.
While the roots of artificial intelligence are deeply embedded in fields like computer science and engineering, its applications have significantly expanded over the years to now offer innovative opportunities for creative fields such as art, design and media. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, is one of ORAU’s university consortium members, and its College of Arts and Media applied for ORAU’s Innovation Partnership Program with an idea to create a symposium to dive into the world of AI.
To learn more about the ORAU Innovation Partnerships program, contact Tracie Curtright at university.partnerships@orau.org.