Does Microsoft External Research accept unsolicited proposals?
No, Microsoft External Research does not accept unsolicited proposals. Are your funding programs open to all qualified institutions worldwide? Unless a request for proposals contains an express statement limiting the geographic scope, an RFP is open to all qualified institutions worldwide. What terms or conditions apply to awards from Microsoft? Awards in most locations are made as unrestricted gifts. In certain locations, which are listed below, other conditions apply. In cases of awards made to an institution in any location listed below, the institution must agree that all results derived from the funded project must, as soon as they are generated, be placed in the public domain, freely and without restrictions. If the university wants to assert any intellectual property rights over any such results, it may only do so if it provides Microsoft with prior written notice thereof, and grants to Microsoft a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, assignable, and sub-licensable license to
