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What's This?  A SFAz collaboration is fueling new forms of renewable energy.  Read More>>
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   SFAz Progress Report

A recent report by Battelle
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Goals of SFAz

  • Catalyze scientific and engineering research in the
    key areas of greatest strategic value to Arizona's long-term
    global competitiveness. 
  • Stimulate collaboration at Arizona’s research performing institutions that fosters new commercial opportunities and  greater economic diversity. 
  • Support education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) that builds 
    a highly skilled Arizona work force as the foundation for a 21st century knowledge-based economy.

    * Solar Happenings *

Solar Technology Initiative (STI) >>  aids solar research  

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     SFAz Featured 
     on TV's Horizon

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Investment Grant Programs

Find out more on SFAz's investment grant program details, criteria and how you might get involved to spur innovation.             Read More >>

Highlighting Innovation At Work

Learn more about the impact SFAz's grants are making.  See what's new in solar technologies too.
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Return on Investment

Discover how SFAz leverages resources, partnerships, & dollars to benefit Arizona.
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Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) equals Innovation

Thanks to the hard work and ingenuity of the people of Arizona, we have enjoyed extraordinary prosperity and quality of life in our State.
 

In the new, global knowledge economy of the 21st century, continued prosperity depends on innovation - and innovation depends upon the investments we make in the talents of our people.

At Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz), we are ensuring that new innovations arising from strategic investments in science, research, technology and education will provide the same high quality of life in Arizona for generations to come.

In the last year,  SFAz distributed and managed $33.6 million dollars in Innovation Investment Grants throughout Arizona; business, industry and university partners matched these investments dollar-for-dollar.   The intitial 58 results-driven investments, with high commercialization potential, have attracted & leveraged an additional $43.8 million in outside private capital, seeded the development of eight new companies and fostered science and math skills in over 10,000 students statewide.

Together with its partners, Science Foundation Arizona is helping position Arizona as a recognized and significant location for innovation excellence - for today and for the future. 

Photo: Students in the Hands-on Optics program display their refractive scopes.
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