Cornell Tech + Cornell CALS

Supports Cornell ecosystem entrepreneurship by connecting internal startup programs at Cornell Tech and Cornell Life Sciences.

This combined entry bundles Cornell Tech in New York City and Cornell CALS in Ithaca, two internal Cornell channels rather than an open external funder. Cornell Tech is the university's Roosevelt Island graduate campus, and CALS is the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on the Ithaca campus.

The current routes are the Bowers + McGovern Family Innovation award up to $250,000, the Runway Startup Postdoc Program up to $175,000, and CALS Undergraduate Research Grants up to $2,000. The support is aimed at enrolled students, postdocs, and undergraduates, with internal research and startup-development purposes rather than general public applications.

Because the award pool is small and the entry is campus-bound, the best fit is a Cornell-affiliated researcher or founder working inside the university's own entrepreneurial and research channels. The record is useful for applicants who already sit inside the Cornell ecosystem and need a modest bridge for a project, prototype, or student research plan.