I-Corps Sites - Type I: NYU I-Corps Sites for Enhancing Diversity in Entrepreneurship

这个来自纽约大学（NYU）的项目在这个机构创建了一个I-Corps Site。创新团队（I-Corps）站点是nsf资助的实体，建立在大学里，其目的是培养和支持多个本地团队，将他们的技术概念转化为市场。网站提供基础设施、建议、资源、网络机会、培训和适度的资金，使团体能够将他们的工作转化为市场或成为I-Corps团队的申请人。I-Corps站点还加强地方和区域创新，并为由导师、研究人员、企业家和投资者组成的国家创新网络做出贡献。纽约大学坦顿工程学院（NYU- soe）创新与创业中心（CIE）将“通过鼓励社会创业精神，鼓励和支持STEM创业的多样性，特别是女性创业，这一方法已被证明对女性有吸引力。”使用精益LaunchPad方法注入支持多样性的见解，团队将获得客户发现，原型设计和其他资源的资金，以支持跨多个学术术语的商业化。这种方法得到了强大的教师和导师网络的支持，这些教师和导师在以前的NSF资助和商业化成功方面表现出色。这一建议的智力价值包含了这样一个命题，即社会创业对代表性不足的群体（尤其是女性）更具吸引力。通过该网站的培训、项目和指导，寻求增加STEM和创业多样性的途径，该项目可能会成为全国I-Corps的典范。

This project, from New York University (NYU), creates an I-Corps Site at this institution. 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.NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU-SoE) Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) will "encourage and support diversity in STEM entrepreneurship, among women in particular, by encouraging social entrepreneurship, an approach that has shown to be attractive to women." Using the Lean LaunchPad approach infused with insights into supporting diversity, teams will receive funding for customer discovery, prototyping, and other resources to support commercialization across multiple academic terms. This approach is supported by a strong network of faculty and mentors who have exhibited an excellent record of previous NSF funding and commercialization successes.The intellectual merit of this proposal incorporates the proposition that social entrepreneurship is more attractive to underrepresented groups, particularly women. By pursuing avenues that will increase diversity in both STEM and entrepreneurship, through the training, programs, and mentorship of the site, this project may serve as an exemplar for I-Corps nationally.