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[http://www.okalliance.com/meas/applications Innovation Engineering] – technical assistance and business advice

<p style="text-align: justify">Not only does Oklahoma State University offer an entrepreneurship degree, but also in twelve different colleges they provide opportunities for students to take entrepreneurship classes. Faculty is dispersed in different areas so if an agriculture student wants to develop a new feeder like [http://www.ceat.okstate.edu/cattle-feeder-works-osu-engineering-center-develop-new-feeder <span data-scaytid="2" data-scayt_word="3cCattle">3cCattle</span>] they are able to take entrepreneurship classes. Faculty is given the option to apply for grants like the [http://academicaffairs.okstate.edu/professional-development-opportunities Presidents Cup], [http://ieo.okstate.edu/ieo.aspx?page=46 Fulbright], [http://entrepreneurship.okstate.edu/enews/grants/provost/ Provost,] [http://entrepreneurship.okstate.edu/enews/grants/nciia/ <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word="NCIIA">NCIIA</span>], [http://entrepreneurship.okstate.edu/enews/grants/koch/ Koch], and fellowships within each college. The [http://entrepreneurship.okstate.edu/riata/ <span data-scaytid="3" data-scayt_word="Riata">Riata</span> Center of Entrepreneurship] offers a [http://entrepreneurship.okstate.edu/riata/faculty-fellows/ facility fellowship] and gives seed money to help develop their project.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify"></p><p style="text-align: justify"></p><p style="text-align: justify"></p><p style="text-align: justify"></p><p style="text-align: justify"></p>

Oklahoma State University offers a wide range of technology transfer. The [http://tdc.okstate.edu/content/about-tdc technology transfer] office solicits and evaluates new inventions. The mission of the [http://tdc.okstate.edu/content/about-tdc Technology Development Center] is to foster the creation of innovative technologies and to manage those technologies and other intellectual property for the benefit of the University and the public. Oklahoma State University is a land grant university.

[http://tdc.okstate.edu/technology-business-development-program-tbdp The Technology Business Development Program] was established at OSU in 2005 to identify projects with high commercial potential and to support the advancement of those projects to the point of licensing.&nbsp; TBDP includes a series of internal grants that fund feasibility demonstration (up to $5,000) and prototype development (up to $30,000).&nbsp; The program also features a high level of research faculty involvement, commercialization assessment and networking opportunities.&nbsp; Invention disclosures are required for all TBDP projects.

Oklahoma State University is apart of University-Industry Demonstration Partnership ([http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/uidp/index.htm UIDP]). UIDP provides a unique forum for university and industry representatives to meet and discuss operational and strategic issues such as contracting, intellectual property,&nbsp;and compliance matters.&nbsp;The [http://tdc.okstate.edu/content/about-tdc Technology Development Center] maintains relationships with industry and makes intentional relationships to further their industry by inquiring about their needs that could be fulfilled by Oklahoma State’s researchers.&nbsp;

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