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; 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.

密歇根州技术大学的I-Corps网站建立在密歇根理工学院I-Corps网站项目1 - 3年中所学的成就和经验基础上。创新军（I-Corps）站点是在大学建立的NSF资助实体，其目的是培养和支持多个本地团队，以将其技术概念转移到市场。网站提供基础架构，建议，资源，网络机会，培训和适度的资金，以使团体能够将其工作转变为市场或成为I-Corps团队申请人。 I-Corps网站还在本地和地区加强了创新，并为国家指导者，研究人员，企业家和投资者的创新网络做出了贡献。这是针对II型I -Corps网站 - II型提案的一项建议，由已经获得I型I级奖项的机构提交。在第一个网站奖上，密歇根理工学院能够与西密歇根大学建立合作伙伴关系，使所提供的工作坊数量增加一倍，并在一年中参加这些工作室的团队数量。在该网站的下一阶段，密歇根理工学院每年将提供研讨会，并招募每年参加的团队；增加讲习班参与者的多样性；扩大导师池以扩大学术界，工业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为国家I-Corps做准备，并建立和支持创新者社区，以最能满足参与团队的需求；扩展与中西部节点的互动；修改小型助理过程，以鼓励更多的团队申请这些赠款；并继续建立本地，区域和全州范围的创新文化和生态系统。密歇根科技创新创新中心将使用宣传大使的干部作为校园内及其影响力领域的拥护者，以帮助招募高质量的团队参加I-Corps计划。项目评估将侧重于特定课程改进的有效性，以及项目对本地，区域和州创新生态系统和文化的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估通过评估来支持的。