Program benefits

• Receive $1,000 in NSF funding for travel reimbursement and stipends to help you conduct 30 interviews.
• Gain eligibility to apply for an I-Corps $50,000 National Program.
• Develop entrepreneurial skills including how to engage customers.
• Discover your initial business model and product-market fit for use in commercialization plans like SBIR/STTR grants.

Cohort options

Next cohorts in 2025:

Spring Cohort #1

• PreLaunch: Feb. 19, 1–2:30 p.m.
• Opening Workshop: Feb. 26, 1–5 p.m.
• Midpoint Workshop: March 5, 1–5 p.m.
• Office Hours: March 10–14 (Spring Break)
• Closing Workshop: March 19, 1–5 p.m.

Spring Cohort #2

• PreLaunch: March 18, 2–3:30 p.m.
• Opening Workshop: March 25, 1–5 p.m.
• Midpoint Workshop: April 15, 1–5 p.m.
• Closing Workshop: April 29, 1–5 p.m.

Summer Cohort #1

• PreLaunch: May 19, 2–3 p.m.
• Opening Workshop: May 26, 1–5 p.m.
• Midpoint Workshop: June 9, 1–5 p.m.
• Closing Workshop: June 23, 1–5 p.m.

Summer Cohort #2

• PreLaunch: May 19, 2:30–4 p.m.
• Opening Workshop: May 21, 1–5 p.m.
• Midpoint Workshop: June 3, 1–5 p.m.

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.