National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

National Science Foundation Innovation Corps regional courses are for University researchers and early-stage startup founders who are interested in exploring the market potential of their work and learning entrepreneurial skills.

Benefits:

• Learn to identify valuable product opportunities that can emerge from academic research​​
• Gain entrepreneurship skills through training in customer discovery and guidance from established entrepreneurs​
• Up to $50,000 in funding to do customer discovery research​
• Stronger application for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants (up to $1.5 million)