Students

Get out of the lab and into the market.
Develop a greater understanding of your
technology and how it can benefit society.

Faculty

Gain a tool kit that can be applied to
many situations, including making
your research more marketable.

Mentor

Help contribute to an innovation
ecosystem that will change the future
of the state of Florida.

Video: What is I-Corps?

Why Get Involved?

Program Overview

UCF is launching Florida’s first NSF I-Corps Site program to help faculty and students turn their innovative ideas into viable companies. The program will offer seed funding and training to entrepreneurial teams over a five-year period. By supporting these teams, the goal is to cultivate qualified applicants for larger funding awards and increase the number of entrepreneurs in the startup world.

Key Program Details,

  • Who it’s for: University scientists, researchers, and graduate students.
  • Team structure: Each team will include an academic lead (faculty/staff), an entrepreneurial lead (graduate student), and an external industry mentor.
  • What you’ll do: Selected teams will attend a workshop using the Lean LaunchPad curriculum to better understand how to achieve economic impact with their innovation.
  • Administration: The program is administered by UCF’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), which will provide coaching and mentoring.