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= Overview =

Launched in October 2011, the [http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/ National Science Foundation Innovation Corps] (NSF I-Corps) program prepares scientists and engineers to extend NSF funded laboratory research projects into the commercial world. Knowledge from NSF-supported basic research can have marketable impact, and thus NSF I-Corps promotes the translation of technologies that will have direct benefits for the economy and society. Importantly, I-Corps is a public-private partnership program, which teaches grantees to recognize valuable product opportunities that can arise from academic research. A targeted curriculum that provides guidance from established entrepreneurs allows viable entrepreneurship training to student participants.

#Identify the research technology that can be commercialized

#Contact a program officer on the NSF I-Corps [http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/ website] to assess if the Team is eligible for an NSF I-Corps Team grant. 

== I-Corps Node or Site:  ==

#The academic institution should apply if it has resources setup to be a feasible Node or Site.

#If the academic institution collaborates with multiple departments at the university, then it should apply as a Site. If it is one department, then it should apply as a Node.

= Contact Information =

For more information, visit the NSF I-Corps website directly at&nbsp;[http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/index.jsp http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/index.jsp]<span style="font-size: 12px;">.</span>