The Accelerator Awards at Ohio State is a program that provides funding for technology development designed to accelerate the advancement of cutting-edge Ohio State innovations from the university into the marketplace. The program is funded by Ohio State, Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund. The Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship administers the program at Ohio State.
Since the program launch in 2015, the Accelerator Awards has distributed over 7.4 million dollars to 90 unique projects. These projects have led over 20 startup companies.