ISU I-Corps Site Program Application

Required fields are indicated with a red *

Section 1: Team Members

Please provide the name, position, academic department and email address for each team member. There is a limit of five members per team; Academic Leads may participate on only one team per cohort. Participation in all sessions by Entrepreneurial Lead is mandatory; the Academic Lead is strongly encouraged to engage in all sessions. Participants are encouraged to include an undergraduate student as a second entrepreneurial lead. Note that single member teams can be accepted into the program.

Team Member 1: Entrepreneurial Lead

Team Member 2: Academic Lead

Optional: Although strongly recommended, an Academic Lead is not required for participation in the program.

Team Member 3: Mentor

(Optional; a mentor is not required for participation in the program.)

Team Member 4: Second Entrepreneurial Lead

(Optional, participants are encouraged to include an undergraduate student as a second entrepreneurial lead.)


Section 2: Project Area

Please briefly list the scientific or technical area for the project (e.g. engineering, materials science, life science).


Section 3: Invention Disclosure

Please check the appropriate box to indicate whether an invention disclosure has been submitted to the Iowa State University Research Foundation.

Invention Disclosure

An invention disclosure is not a prerequisite for participation in the ISU I-Corps Site program. However, if an invention disclosure has not yet been made on the innovation, a conversation with the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer is recommended prior to the start of the program.


Section 4: Technology Overview

Please provide a brief (not more than 250 words) description of your technology.

Please provide a brief description of your competition and why your technology is different.

Please provide a brief explanation of the commercialization potential of your technology.

Why do you want to participate in I-Corps?