I-Corps

Helping faculty, postdocs, and researchers learn more about commercializing their research.

The National Science Foundation I-Corps Program helps faculty, postdocs, and researchers learn more about commercializing their research or invention. Through I-Corps, researchers can take their innovation to the marketplace.

I-Corps Training

UND faculty members, postdocs, and researchers participate as a cohort experience with participants across the Great Plains Hub. Each cohort is a five-week commitment. The regional training curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. 

The goal of the training is to prepare researchers and scientists to extend their focus beyond the lab and consider the economic and societal impact of their work. 

An I-Corps team must be prepared to commit about 8-10 hours per week for the five-week cohort. A team consists of an entrepreneurial lead (EL) and a technical lead (TL) at a minimum. 

For more information, visit Great Plains Region I-Corps.

Great Plains Region I-Corps Hub

The University of North Dakota (UND) is a founding member of the Great Plains I-Corps Hub, led by North Dakota State University (NDSU). The Hub comprises 11 other universities across six states.

Additional Hub members include:

• Dakota State University
• North Dakota State University
• South Dakota School of Mines
• South Dakota State University
• The University of Kansas
• University of Montana
• University of Nebraska – Omaha
• University of South Dakota
• University of Wyoming
• Wichita State University

The Great Plains Hub hosts immersive, entrepreneurial training focused on helping scientists and researchers examine avenues to propel their research ideas into the market.

Great Plains Region Cohort (Virtual)

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