﻿{"id":69,"date":"2024-01-09T11:05:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:02:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-195\" style=\"width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/Images\/Hero-Image\/CCAS-Opening.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper mt-5\">\n<section class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size:17px;\">The Office of Research,&nbsp;Innovation and Commmunity at Cave Hill (RICCH) actively engages in research support and entrepreneurial activities at the Cave Hill Campus.&nbsp; We facilitate partnerships with companies, government and other organisations to create new commercial products and services for the local, regional and international markets. RICCH works closely with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/campus-entrepreneurship-committee\/\">Campus Entreprenuership Committee<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/intellectual-property-review-process\/\">Intellectual Property Disclosure Committee<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/business-development\/home.aspx\">Office of Business Development<\/a> to translate innovative research and ideas into new products and services! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/about-us\/\">Read further details here \u00bb<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr>\n<section class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"lc-block col-md-12\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h2 id=\"departments-section-header\" class=\"card-title card-header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/grant-funding\/grant-funding-home\/\">Grant Funding Opportunities<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"col-sm-4 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card fss-department\">\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-body card-link no-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/Images\/Homepage\/Grant-Funding-3.jpg\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 211px;\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\" wp-image-204\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"col-sm-8 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card fss-department\">\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-body card-link no-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:17px;\">Grants represent money or other resources given to support research or development projects.&nbsp; Unlike a loan, a grant is a gift and the funds do not need to be repaid. Organisations that provide grant funds have specific interests that they seek to fund.&nbsp; They advise the public about their grants by announcing a Call for Proposals (Call) or Request for Proposals (RFP): providing details of the themes they are interested in, the application process and deadlines. The time between the announcement of a Call and application deadline is normally very short, so it is a good idea to have research or project proposals ready when awaiting a specific Call. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/grant-funding-home\/\">Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"lc-block col-md-12\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h2 id=\"departments-section-header\" class=\"card-title card-header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/entrepreneurship-home\/\">Entrepreneurship at the Cave Hill Campus<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"col-md-12 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card fss-department\">\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-body card-link no-padding\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RICCH-Website-Files-invention-(1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/RICCH-Website-Files-invention-1.jpg\" title=\"RICCH-Website-Files-invention-(1).jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:17px;\">RICCH is one of key entities at the Campus that&nbsp;provides services to develop&nbsp;income generating initiatives. All of these entities work together to form the virtual, <strong>Innovate Cave Hill<\/strong>.<\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"home-cards\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"lc-block col-md-12\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h2 id=\"departments-section-header\" class=\" card-header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe are HERE to HELP!<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card col-sm-4 col-md-4 mb-3\">\n<div class=\"card-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/entrepreneurship\/commercialisation\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turn Your Ideas to Profit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/Images\/Homepage\/Turn-your-Ideas-into-Profit.jpg\" class=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-footer\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/commercialisation\/\">Turn Your Ideas to Profit<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card col-sm-4 col-md-4 mb-3\">\n<div class=\"card-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/intellectual-property\/intellectual-property-home\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Protect Your Ideas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/Images\/Homepage\/Protect-your-idea.jpg\" class=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-footer\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ricch\/intellectual-property-home\/\">Protect Your Ideas<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card col-sm-4 col-md-4 mb-3\">\n<div class=\"card-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/business-development\/partnerships.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Corporate Collaborations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/Images\/Homepage\/Corporate-Collaborations.jpg\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-footer\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title align-middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/business-development\/partnerships.aspx\">Collaborate with Us<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Research,&nbsp;Innovation and Commmunity at Cave Hill (RICCH) actively engages in research support and entrepreneurial activities at the Cave Hill Campus.&nbsp; We facilitate partnerships with companies, government and other organisations to create new commercial products and services for the local, regional and international markets. 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