The ISU I-Corps program is a training ground for faculty, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students to learn how to increase the impact of their research by exploring the commercial potential of their research and technology. The five-week curriculum focuses on customer discovery to support the transition of ideas, devices, processes, or intellectual activities into the marketplace or for broader societal impact. This can be realized through the formation of new start-up businesses, licensing agreements, or identifying funding sources to support additional research.
In addition to offering industry exposure and entrepreneurial training for participating teams, the ISU I-Corps program will provide advice, resources, networking opportunities, and infrastructure for exploring commercialization opportunities, as well as connections to resources and programming available through the regional Great Lakes I-Corps Hub and the local innovation ecosystem.
Teams that complete the I-Corps program are eligible to receive $1,000 minigrants to support continued customer discovery and/or prototyping efforts to advance their innovations towards commercialization.
Please fill out the following application and you will be contacted by program staff regarding acceptance. Questions can be directed to Kris Johansen, kajohans@iastate.edu.