OSU I-CORPS
Training researchers
to be entrepreneurs
Through OSU’s National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™), researchers can reduce
the time required to take a promising idea from the laboratory to the marketplace.
The OSU I-Corps program provides advice, resources, networking and training to help
researchers learn about entrepreneurship and overcoming challenges to starting a business.
OSU is one of only 99 I-Corps programs across the nation – the only one in Oklahoma
– and is one of only a handful in a university’s college of business.
What to expect if accepted
Program benefits
- Up to $3,000 in NSF funding available.
- Establish an initial business model and product-market fit.
- Develop entrepreneurial skills including how to engage customers.
- Formulate an I-Corps team with required members.
- Prepare for I-Corps Hub National Cohort application.
- Gain eligibility to apply for an I-Corps Hub National Cohort and its $50,000 grant award if no prior NSF lineage.
Time requirements
Team composition
- A minimum of two people is required to make up an I-Corps team (entrepreneurial lead and technical lead) with a maximum of four members.
- The technical lead will typically be a faculty member, senior research scientist or postdoctoral scholar.
- The entrepreneurial lead is typically a student or other personnel with relevant knowledge of the technology.
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