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Professional Development Scholarships Program

Promoting Innovation: Licensing Academy in Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization[1]

OAS/DHDEC/CIR.010/2013

1. Place of Study: University of California, Davis. International Law Programs, UC Davis Extension, 1333 Research Park Dr. Davis, California, 95618-4852,USA. Tel: (530) 752-2705. Web page: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/prospective/international-program/licensing-academy.html

2. Coordinators of the course:
César Parga, Department of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, Organization of American States (OAS). Tel. (202) 458-6190, E-Mail: cparga@oas.org

Monica Alandete-Saez, Director of Analysis & Educational Outreach, PIPRA, UC DAVIS.Tel: (530) 752-2705. Fax: (530) 752-2278. E-Mail: malandete@ucdavis.edu

3. Modalidality of the course: Onsite

4. Start and end dates of the course: June 3rd, to June 14th, 2013

5. Duration of the course: Twelve (12) days

6. Language of Instruction: English

7. Course Objective: To provide participants with the fundamentals on how to protect and manageintellectual property to support technology commercialization in the public sector or among small to medium size enterprises.


8. Course Content: U.S. and international IP protection, IP management for commercialization, licensing, IP issues in negotiating an international agreement, institutional IP Policies, managing IP and technology transfer offices, start-ups and spin-offs from public sectorinstitutions.

9. Eligibility requirements:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of an OAS member state.[2]/ (Residents must send in a copy of their visa); with the exception of the United States of America since is the host country.

To hold a university degree in law, international affairs, engineering, life sciences, or economics;
Participants must have responsibilities in public, private,academia on tech transfer, intellectual property, agriculture, life sciences, international trade and innovation, with at least two (2) years of professional experience;
Recommendation of Employer-Supporting Institution indicating that the candidate's application is supported by a public, private or academic institution, that the candidate is qualified to undertake a high-level training programin the English language, and their support and commitment for the candidate to return and apply the knowledge acquired during the program;
The candidate's application should include a Statement of Study and Development Objectives explaining the reasons for which he/she should be considered as a candidate for the program and for the scholarship;[3]
Preference will be given to those candidates fromsmaller economies;
Submission of completed application form by the deadline set by the National Liaison Organization (ONE).[4] It is the candidate’s responsibility to ascertain the deadline set by the ONE in his or her country of residence.

Please Notice: If you were awarded an OAS Professional Development Scholarship in the past twelve (12) months or if you currently hold an OASScholarship for Academic Studies, you are not eligible to apply for another Professional Development Scholarship.

Scholarships Benefits:
The Department of Human Development, Education and Culture of the OAS will cover round trip economy class airline tickets[5] from country of origin or residence to place of study. Funds for terminal and in-transit expenses are NOT provided
IMPORTANT NOTICE: THESESCHOLARSHIPS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE 2013 REGULAR BUDGET
Based on need, country of origin and availability of funds, offering institutions will offer scholarships.
In addition to air travel (round trip airline ticket), the Department of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, of the OAS will cover tuition and accomodation (13 thirteen nights in shared...