Type II: Polsky Center I-Corps Program

II 类：Polsky Center I-Corps 计划

• 批准号: 1735858
• 负责人: Steven Kaplan
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-01 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735858&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Type; II; Polsky; Center; Corps

This project, from the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago extends their existing I-Corps Site grant. 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. This is a Type II proposal, requesting a "renewal" of funding for an existing I-Corps Site. There are two types of I-Corps Site proposals. Type I proposals are submitted by institutions that have not had prior funding as an I-Corps Site. These proposals may request $100,000 per year for up to five years. Type II proposals are submitted by institutions that have had prior funding as an I-Corps Site. These proposals may request up to $100,000 per year for up to three years.Through their initial Site grant, the University of Chicago served approximately 90 STEM teams, including innovative faculty, researchers, and students from the University of Chicago community and other Chicagoland institutions. Several of these teams were successful ? winning further grant funding, raising outside capital, hiring staff, and launching companies. Upon the renewal of their Site grant, the Polsky Center seeks to: 1) continue serving campus constituents, and 2) broadening access of these resources to underserved and underrepresented populations in the Chicagoland region whose universities do not currently provide access to Site resources. Through this goal, Polsky aims to increase economic development in Illinois and empower innovators to test their ideas.The Polsky Center has been a recognized leader in the development and launch of ventures that create economic value, supporting an increasing number of companies launching from technical divisions, including: the Computation Institute, the Medical Center, and the Institute for Molecular Engineering. Additionally, the University of Chicago manages national laboratories, including the Department of Energy Labs Argonne and Fermi, as well as the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. The University of Chicago is committed to also supporting technology transfer from these institutions, which have received federal funding.

这个项目来自芝加哥大学的Polsky创业与创新中心，扩展了他们现有的I-Corps网站赠款。NSF Innovation Corps（I-Corps）网站是由NSF资助的实体，在大学中建立，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，网络机会，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。这是一个II类提案，要求为现有的I-Corps网站“更新”资金。有两种类型的I-Corps网站提案。I类提案由先前没有作为I类网站获得资助的机构提交。这些提案可要求每年100 000美元，最多五年。第二类提案由先前作为I类网站获得资助的机构提交。这些提案可能要求每年高达10万美元，为期三年。通过最初的网站赠款，芝加哥大学为大约90个STEM团队提供服务，其中包括来自芝加哥大学社区和其他芝加哥大学机构的创新教师，研究人员和学生。这些团队中有几个是成功的？赢得更多的赠款资金，筹集外部资本，雇用员工和创办公司。在他们的网站赠款续期，Polsky中心旨在：1）继续服务校园选民，和2）扩大这些资源的访问，以服务不足和代表性不足的人口在芝加哥地区的大学目前不提供访问网站资源。通过这一目标，Polsky旨在促进伊利诺伊州的经济发展，并使创新者能够测试他们的想法。Polsky中心一直是开发和推出创造经济价值的企业的公认领导者，支持越来越多的公司从技术部门启动，包括：计算研究所，医学中心和分子工程研究所。此外，芝加哥大学管理国家实验室，包括能源部实验室阿贡和费米实验室，以及伍兹霍尔的海洋生物实验室。芝加哥大学也致力于支持这些机构的技术转让，这些机构已获得联邦资助。