I-Corps@ECU

I-Corps@ECU is no longer accepting applicants. Interested parties should apply to the ECU Innovation Academy – https://rede.ecu.edu/innovation/innovation-academy/ or go to the link below to view programming at one of the NSF I-Corps Hubs – https://www.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/i-corps/view-hubs

Funded by the National Science Foundation, I-Corps@ECU provided an immersive training program that facilitated the transformation of innovation to impact. Whether the idea was purely a scholarly outcome or had the potential for commercial development, the program guided faculty, staff, and students in the process of risk assessment, customer discovery, and business model development. In total, 213 teams and 454 individuals went through the I-Corps@ECU program. As a result of the direct support provided by this program, 47 startup companies were created and more than $2.1 million in follow on commercialization grant funding was received.