Giving to Clemson: Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF)
Our primary mission is to build meaningful, ongoing relationships with Clemson University faculty, students, and administrative leadership involved in the university research enterprise, as well as external innovation and commercialization resources and industry partners. Please support out mission by supporting the following areas.
- Fellowships & Internships
- To support Clemson graduate student experiential learning opportunity in innovation management, intellectual property & business contract law, technology transfer and commercialization.
- CURF Technology Maturation Fund
- To support the CURF technology maturation funding program to further develop and advance toward commercialization innovations resulting from faculty and graduate student research efforts throughout the Clemson University Research Enterprise.
- Economic Development
- To support a “First-in” financial investment fund to support Clemson start-ups
- General Innovation Management Fund
- To support operational initiatives to evaluate, protect, market and commercially license research outputs from the Clemson University Research Enterprise.