$1M in New Funding Announced for Mobility Innovation Through EVC-MTRAC Partnership

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$1M in New Funding Announced for Mobility Innovation Through EVC-MTRAC Partnership

The University of Michigan’s Electric Vehicle Center (EVC) has partnered with the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub to provide an additional $1 million in funding for the 2025 MTRAC Transportation cycle. This funding supports research faculty from across Michigan, driving translational research projects with high commercial potential and advancing innovation in mobility and transportation.

Research faculty from all schools, colleges, and units at U-M, as well as other public institutions of higher education, and nonprofit research centers across Michigan, are eligible to apply. Awardees will benefit from MTRAC’s robust support network and resources to help advance their projects.

Funding Focus Areas:

Batteries
Electric machines and drives
Thermal management
Vehicle/component end-of-life
Lightweighting
Raw materials and supply chain
Electric infrastructure and charging equipment
Data collection, modeling, and analysis

Key Details:

Two funding tiers are available:
- Kickstart Awards: Up to $50,000
- Mid-Stage Awards: $50,000–$200,000
Applications are open to research faculty at all Michigan public universities, and nonprofit research centers.
The deadline to submit proposals is February 28, 2025.

Projects selected for the EVC-supported funding will receive 80% of their budgets covered, with recipients providing a 20% match. Awardees will also benefit from access to the MTRAC program’s extensive support network and resources, driving innovation and commercialization in Michigan’s mobility ecosystem.

Learn more about this opportunity and submit your proposal by February 28, 2025: https://myumi.ch/8rDjq

MTRAC projects, whether or not funded by EVC, do not qualify as Roadmap Research Projects for the purposes of the EVC Bylaws. Participants, including but not limited to Industry Members, are not entitled to rights in intellectual property generated therein.