I-Corps Sites: Howard University

I-Corps 地点：霍华德大学

• 批准号: 1450443
• 负责人: Grant Warner
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-15 至 2022-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1450443&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Sites; Howard; University

This is a project from Howard University that establishes an I-Corps Site with Hampton University. NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Sites are NSF-funded entities established at universities whose purpose is to nurture and support multiple, local teams to transition their technology concepts into the marketplace. Sites provide infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, training and modest funding to enable groups to transition their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team applicants. I-Corps Sites also strengthen innovation locally and regionally and contribute to the National Innovation Network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.The Howard University I-Corps Site is a novel partnership involving two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with assistance from the DC I-Corps Node, a regional I-Corps node supporting the DC-MD-VA region. The partnership supports enhanced participation of HBCU students and faculty from Howard and Hampton universities in technology transfer and venture creation by leveraging DC I-Corps' expertise in the Lean Launch Pad philosophy and curriculum. DC I-Corps benefits from the Site's regional alignment to accelerate the participation of African-Americans in future I-Corps Node cohorts thereby enhancing diversity. I-Corps activities on each campus and assessment of these targeted programs also informs strategies for improving innovation and entrepreneurship interventions aimed at under-represented minorities (URM) and enhance ongoing educational research.These institutions are uniquely positioned among the HBCUs to undertake this effort. Both institutions are among the inaugural cohort of HBCUs participating in the HBCU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative (IEC) organized by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) to stimulate innovation activity on HBCU campuses. The IEC effort connects HBCUs with best practices to implementing entrepreneurship and innovation activities on campus. These best practices are based on models advocated by Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA - recently renamed VentureWell), among others. The partnership between the Howard and Hampton University Site and the DC I-Corps Node allows for greater opportunities to assess diversity as a variable in innovation and entrepreneurship programming interventions targeting under-represented minorities; enhancing fundamental understanding of effective frameworks for LLP education for diverse populations. Additionally, the Site seeks to increase technical entrepreneurship participation among the HBCU faculty and students by focusing on the following activities:1. Increasing the training of HBCU faculty and students in Lean Launchpad methodology.2. Developing a strong inter-related network of HBCU entrepreneurs with the NSF I-Corps system. 3. Organizing and growing a diverse mentorship network. 4. Encouraging applications from in response to NSF I-Corps Regional and National training and/or SBIR solicitations.

这是霍华德大学的一个项目，与汉普顿大学共同建立了 I-Corps 站点。 NSF 创新军团 (I-Corps) 站点是 NSF 资助的在大学建立的实体，其目的是培养和支持多个本地团队，将其技术概念转化为市场。网站提供基础设施、建议、资源、交流机会、培训和适度的资金，使团体能够将他们的工作转移到市场或成为 I-Corps 团队申请人。 I-Corps 站点还加强本地和区域创新，并为导师、研究人员、企业家和投资者组成的国家创新网络做出贡献。霍华德大学 I-Corps 站点是一个新颖的合作伙伴关系，涉及两所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 (HBCU)，并得到 DC I-Corps 节点（支持 DC-MD-VA 地区的区域 I-Corps 节点）的协助。该合作伙伴关系通过利用 DC I-Corps 在精益发射台理念和课程方面的专业知识，支持霍华德大学和汉普顿大学的 HBCU 学生和教师更多地参与技术转让和创业创建。 DC I-Corps 受益于该站点的区域协调，可加速非裔美国人参与未来 I-Corps 节点群体，从而增强多样性。 I-Corps 在每个校区的活动以及对这些目标项目的评估也为改善针对代表性不足的少数群体 (URM) 的创新和创业干预措施提供了信息，并加强了正在进行的教育研究。这些机构在 HBCU 中处于独特的地位，可以承担这项工作。这两所院校都是首批参与 HBCU 创新与创业合作组织 (IEC) 的 HBCU 成员之一，该合作组织由联合黑人学院基金 (UNCF) 和公立及赠地大学协会 (APLU) 组织，旨在刺激 HBCU 校园的创新活动。 IEC 的努力将 HBCU 与最佳实践联系起来，在校园内实施创业和创新活动。这些最佳实践基于斯坦福大学和美国大学发明家和创新者联盟（NCIIA - 最近更名为 VentureWell）等机构倡导的模型。霍华德汉普顿大学站点与 DC I-Corps Node 之间的合作伙伴关系提供了更多机会来评估多样性，将其作为针对代表性不足的少数群体的创新和创业规划干预措施的变量；增强对不同人群的 LLP 教育有效框架的基本理解。此外，该网站还致力于通过重点开展以下活动来提高 HBCU 教职员工和学生的技术创业参与度：1．加强对 HBCU 教职员工和学生的 Lean Launchpad 方法培训。 2．通过 NSF I-Corps 系统建立一个强大的 HBCU 企业家相互关联网络。 3. 组织和发展多元化的导师网络。 4. 鼓励响应 NSF I-Corps 地区和国家培训和/或 SBIR 征集的申请。