2023 NSF I-Corps Desert and Pacific Region Hub cohort applications are open!

NSF I-Corps Hub: Desert and Pacific Region. ASU is the lead institution for this NSF-funded program, supporting faculty, researchers, students, and staff with this entrepreneurial training program centered on a customer discovery process. The Principal Investigator for the Hub is Dr. Nancy Gonzales, the executive vice president and university provost of Arizona State University. 

I-Corps program is designed to support faculty, researchers, students, staff, and others in determining if their use-inspired research may be desirable products or services. The program is an opportunity to learn principles of customer development beginning with problem-solution fit; what problems could your inventions solve and for whom? This is a great way to explore the impact of your work and is a wonderful professional development opportunity for you and your teams.

Participation in the Regional Hub is a prerequisite to participate in the National I-Corps program, where you could qualify for a grant of up to $50K to continue your customer development process with teams from across the country. 

Below are the upcoming Desert and Pacific Region Hub program dates and application links:

Cohort 3 – Jun 2 - Jun 30

Application: https://forms.gle/2PqBEzESTm4ta4pWA 

Cohort 4 – Jul 14 - Aug 11

Application: https://forms.gle/xbuWovWHWaxAJpJW9 

Cohort 5 – Aug 25 - Sep 22

Application: https://forms.gle/CJ9MRSrWLhN4TTcn7 

Cohort 6 – Oct 6 - Nov 3

Application: https://forms.gle/xDK26F1oQpvNJ1cx9 

You can also sign up for an office hour with the NSF I-Corps Hub: Desert and Pacific Region Director, Ji Mi Choi, to learn more or to arrange for her to attend a department or center meeting to discuss the opportunity. https://calendly.com/jimi-choi/nsf-i-corps-dp-hub-office-hours