UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund Competition (2021-22) is now open. Proposals are invited from UBC Faculty & Staff to co-develop innovative, impactful and collaborative ‘living lab’ projects on campus. The competition closes on November 12, 2021.
This program offers Faculty & Staff a unique opportunity to incubate, test and demonstrate innovative research ideas in a real-world setting, embedded on campus lands or within its communities. The competition will provide funds up to $50,000 per project. Proposals are invited from across academic disciplines and operational Units at UBC.
CLL projects must embody the essence of a ‘living lab’; in that they must be centered on the on-campus demonstration of innovation. This definition covers a broad spectrum, including innovative programs, platforms, technologies, products, research methods, etc. CLL projects must demonstrate measurable impact on one of four priority areas – Climate Action, Resilient Systems, Sustainable Places & Communities, or Health & Wellbeing. The project period is April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
A CLL Workshop will be held on October 7, 2021, open to all faculty and staff, even those that don’t have a CLL project proposal in mind. This workshop is intended to explore operational challenges and research opportunities on campus, and to facilitate conversations between faculty and staff that could potentially spark collaborative research ideas.
The CLL Fund Competition application process has been kept very simple and concise. We invite you to apply!
For more information, please visit CLL Fund Competition (ubc.ca) or email us at CLL.Team@ubc.ca.