The NSF National I-Corps Teams program supports NSF-funded researchers by providing entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the commercialization of foundational scientific discoveries. It emphasizes experiential learning in customer and industry discovery to assess business models, product-market fit, and technology demonstrations, focusing on deep technologies derived from science and engineering research.
Proposals may only be submitted by US-based accredited two- and four-year Institutions of Higher Education on behalf of their faculty. International branch campuses require justification for involvement. Multiple awards for the same core technology are generally not supported.
