Transform your discovery
I-Corps helps researchers explore how to transition discoveries into benefits for society.
Apply for I-Corps
We host a new Propelus I-Corps four-week training program every two months.
Apply by June 29, 2023 for the next Propelus I-Corps program that will take place July 24, 26, August 2 and 16, 2023 in the evenings.
Please direct any questions about the application process to Hub coordinators Caitlin Baiduc ([email protected]), Mark DeGuzman ([email protected]), and Vanessa Calu ([email protected]).
Curious about I-Corps?
Read below or head over to the Explore page learn more and find our full list of programs and other opportunities.
Chart your path to innovation
- Explore the value of your discovery through this National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored program.
- Engage with mentors and experienced entrepreneurs.
- Accelerate your discovery’s impact through a startup or new venture.
Visit our programs page to discover how I-Corps can help you on your innovation journey.
Rutgers University student Sherifat Alaka illuminates fingerprint samples with a special light, while observed by Kimberlee Sue Moran, associate teaching professor and director of forensics. Rutgers is one of two partner institutions in the new Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) Northeast Hub hub funded by the National Science Foundation to foster startups based on university research. Photo credit: ©2020 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Why participate in I-Corps?
- Researchers build relationships and gain skills in an inclusive, welcoming environment.
- All programs are free.
- Participants in our Propelus I-Corps four-week program receive a $3,000 grant.
- Promising ventures may continue to NSF's national I-Corps program and win a $50,000 small business grant.
- Program alumni become part of the I-Corps entrepreneurship ecosystem and have access to resources across the Hub-member institutions.
Events and Upcoming Regional Programs
For researchers exploring commercialization pathways and funding for their research or innovations, students and post-docs interested in learning more about innovation and entrepreneurship, and community startups looking to connect with our community, join us for a new special event called Industry Connect …
Make a real-world impact with your cleantech innovation by turning it into a product or service that provides value to customers.
This 4-week Cleantech Propelus I-Corps program will be a…
For researchers exploring commercialization pathways and funding for their research or innovations, students and post-docs interested in learning more about innovation and entrepreneurship, and community startups looking to connect with our community, join us for a new special event called Industry Connect …
Join Princeton alums Jim Cohen ’86 and Mark Poag ’93, general partners of Fitz Gate Ventures, an early stage, network-driven venture capital firm, as they provide an overview of how startups raise money to get…
Apply by June 19, 2023 for session dates: July 6, July 10, July 17, and 31 from 9:30am - 12:30pm ET online.
An info session will be held June 9.
This 4…
For researchers exploring commercialization pathways and funding for their research or innovations, students and post-docs interested in learning more about innovation and entrepreneurship, and community startups looking to connect with our community, join us for a new special event called Industry Connect …
Apply by June 29, 2023
Program session dates: July 24, July 26, August 2, August 16 from 4:30pm - 7:30pm online.
Through this program we provide training and grants to support team-based customer research aimed at investigating the viability and societal impact of scientific and…
The I-Corps Northeast Hub
The NSF I-Corps Hub: Northeast Region is made up of ten universities, with new partner institutions added annually. Note: Participants in Hub programs do NOT need to be affiliated with a Hub member university.
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