I-Corps Sites: Type II - Michigan Tech I-Corps Site Program - A Regional Ecosystem Partnership

I-Corps 站点：II 型 - 密歇根理工大学 I-Corps 站点计划 - 区域生态系统合作伙伴关系

• 批准号: 1829222
• 负责人: Mary Raber
• 金额: $ 16万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-03-01 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1829222&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Sites; Type; II; Michigan

This I-Corps Site at Michigan Technological University builds on the accomplishments and lessons learned during years 1-3 of the Michigan Tech I-Corps Site Project. 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. This is a proposal for a Type II I-Corps Site - Type II proposals are submitted by institutions that have already received a Type I award.During the first Site award, Michigan Tech was able to create a partnership with Western Michigan University, doubling the number of workshops offered and the number of teams participating in those workshops in one year. During the Site's next phase, Michigan Tech will offer Workshops each year and recruit teams to participate each year; increase the diversity of participants in the Workshops; expand the mentor pool to broaden participation of experienced mentors from academia, industry, and investment capital; continue to refine the I-Corps curriculum to best meet the needs of participating teams by offering a follow-up workshop in order to prepare teams for National I-Corps and to build and support communities of innovators; expand their interaction with the Midwest Node; revise the mini-grant process to encourage more teams to apply for these grants; and continue to build the local, regional, and state-wide innovation culture and ecosystem. The Michigan Tech Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship will use a cadre of Outreach Ambassadors to serve as advocates across campus and within their spheres of influence to help recruit high quality teams to participate in the I-Corps program. Project evaluation will focus on the effectiveness of specific curriculum improvements and on the impact of the project on the local, regional, and state innovation ecosystem and culture.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

密歇根理工大学的 I-Corps 站点建立在密歇根理工大学 I-Corps 站点项目第 1-3 年的成就和经验教训的基础上。创新军团 (I-Corps) 站点是由 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。这是针对 II 类 I-Corps 站点的提案 - II 类提案由已获得 I 类奖项的机构提交。在第一个站点授予期间，密歇根理工大学能够与西密歇根大学建立合作伙伴关系，在一年内将提供的研讨会数量和参加这些研讨会的团队数量增加一倍。在该网站的下一阶段，密歇根理工大学将每年举办研讨会，并每年招募团队参加；增加讲习班参与者的多样性；扩大导师库，扩大来自学术界、工业界和投资资本的经验丰富的导师的参与；继续完善 I-Corps 课程，通过提供后续研讨会来最好地满足参与团队的需求，以便为国家 I-Corps 团队做好准备，并建立和支持创新者社区；扩大与中西部节点的互动；修改小额赠款流程，鼓励更多团队申请这些赠款；持续建设地方、区域、全州的创新文化和生态系统。密歇根科技创业创新中心将聘请一批外展大使作为校园内及其影响范围内的倡导者，帮助招募高素质团队参与 I-Corps 计划。项目评估将重点关注特定课程改进的有效性以及该项目对地方、区域和州创新生态系统和文化的影响。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。