Spark Grant Program
Funding Amount
$500 - $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Spark Grant Program
Purpose: Designed to help faculty advance their knowledge and technology to commercialization.
Award Amount: $500-$10,000 per project
Eligible Applicants: Faculty, academic staff, or students
Focus: Implementation and completion of short-term projects
Geographic Scope: Wisconsin (UW system institutions)
Participating Institutions: UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-Superior, UW-Whitewater
Contact: Contact your WiSys regional contact for more details
What Wisys Technology Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 12
- Total given
- $479K
- Median grant
- $26K
- Range
- $10K–$135K
- By dollars: Wisconsin 100%. Top recipient cities: Madison, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Platteville, WI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI
Nsf engines subaward
$135K
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation · Eau Claire, WI
Nsf engines subaward
$77K
University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI
Nsf engines subaward
$52K
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · La Crosse, WI
Nsf engines subaward
$44K
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · Oshkosh, WI
Nsf engines subaward
$38K
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