I-Corps at USF
Welcome to NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ University of South Florida
In January 2016, the National Science Foundation designated USF an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) site, to provide an immersive entrepreneurial program for faculty and student teams to assess their business potential.
In October 2024, NSF named USF as one of the eight partner institutions in the new NSF I-Corps Southeastern Region Hub – including universities from Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida – to explore the commercial potential of product ideas stemming from academic research.
USF designated as Innovation Corps Site
January 2016
The National Science Foundation designated USF an I-Corps Site.
USF: Partner in I-Corps Hub: Southeast Region
October 2024
In October 2024, NSF named USF as one of the partner institutions in the new NSF I-Corps Southeastern Region Hub
What is I-Corps?
NSF’s I-Corps program aims to prepare scientists and researchers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory through customer discovery, and to broaden the impact of basic research projects by translating technology into commercial products and processes. Teams that complete the regional program may qualify to apply for the NSF National I-Corps program – where you will receive $50,000 to conduct customer discovery.
I’m proud that USF is a partner in the NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast. Together, we’re helping innovators—from faculty labs to student teams—to quickly test the real-world value of their ideas, access experienced mentors, and connect with the NSF I-Corps Program for broader scale and impact. This is how we move discoveries beyond publications and into the hands of people who need them.
Sudeep Sarkar, Ph.D.
Co-PI, NSF I-Corps @ USF
I-Corps hub: southeast @ USF by the numbers
The I-Corps Hub: Southeast regional program at USF is designed to help researchers commercialize deep technologies, providing training on how to translate their scientific discoveries into innovative solutions for society.
Through the I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ USF, USF students, faculty and researchers have access to entrepreneurial tools and partnerships across the region.
I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ USF is part of the USF Innovation Ecosystem, helping inventors and entrepreneurs from lab to market. Learn about all the resources available to you here:
i-corps hub: Southeast region
The I-Corps Hub: Southeast Region, comprised of USF and seven other research universities, provide a robust entrepreneurial network, training and support to aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs in the southeast, serving as a catalyst for change throughout our communities.
Partners
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