Spark Grant Program
Funding Amount
$500 - $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: Designed to help faculty advance their knowledge and technology to commercialization.
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
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Wisys Technology Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Uw-Parkside
Kenosha, WI · 2022
$22K
Uw-Platteville
Platteville, WI · 2022
$10K
Uw-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI · 2022
$10K
Uw-Stout
Menomonie, WI · 2021
$13K
13 grants in Wisys Technology Foundation Inc's 2021–2022 filings reference “Spark Grant Program” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Wisys Technology Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 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
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$135K
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation · Eau Claire, WI
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$77K
University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI
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$52K
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · La Crosse, WI
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$44K
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · Oshkosh, WI
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$38K
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