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NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program

Funds NSF-backed researchers to go and find out whether anyone wants their invention — $50,000 and a structured customer-discovery programme.

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I-Corps is NSF's answer to a specific failure: a strong laboratory result that nobody has checked against a real market. The programme's goals are to move foundational research toward the marketplace, to get academia and industry working together, and to give NSF-funded faculty, students and researchers the skills to do it.

The method is first-hand rather than theoretical. Teams do customer and i

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.nsf.gov